In January–August 2026, the production of oil and petroleum products in Georgia reached 858.5 thousand tons compared to 32.5 thousand tons in the same period last year. According to Geostat, output volume increased approximately 26.4-fold. A particularly notable jump was recorded in August: local production amounted to 109.1 thousand tons, whereas a year earlier it reached only 4.6 thousand tons—a growth of nearly 24 times.

At the same time, exports surged. During the first eight months, 954.8 thousand tons of oil and petroleum products were exported from Georgia, compared to 81.8 thousand tons a year earlier. In August, exports stood at 152.9 thousand tons, rising from 13.6 thousand tons in the same month of 2025. Meanwhile, imports grew much more slowly: in January–August, the country purchased 1.366 million tons abroad versus 1.282 million tons a year earlier, and the August figure changed from 177.8 thousand to 180.4 thousand tons.

Domestic supplies of oil and petroleum products over the eight months also increased—from 1.229 million to 1.346 million tons. However, an opposite trend was observed in August: the volume of supplies to the domestic market decreased from 189 thousand tons in 2025 to 172.8 thousand tons in 2026. The statistics show a sharp shift in production and foreign trade, but do not in themselves reveal the reasons behind such a significant jump.