DE/IT/NL/FR/ES/UK net crude imports totaled 4,893 kb/d in Aug 2026; domestic output was just 526 kb/d — a net import gap of 1,278 kb/d. Germany alone accounted for 1,499 kb/d (30.6% of total). UK’s net import was only 274 kb/d — lowest among six — due to 392 kb/d domestic output. Structural imbalance is lifting NW Europe landed premiums.