Corporación de Reservas Estratégicas de Productos Petrolíferos
Public Law Corporation under the aegis of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge
In this section you can access the main news relating to the different activities CORES is engaged in, whether security of supply or as an information resource in the sector.
Submission of bids for a tender to exchange 10,000 m³ of Gasoil C for the economically equivalent volume of pure hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), until 12:00 p.m. (Madrid time) on June 9, 2026
Submission of bids for the storage of strategic stocks of up to 4,000 m³ of pure hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) until 12:00 pm (Madrid time) on 26/5/2026.
Fitch has issued a briefing note highlighting the strategic importance of CORES within Spain’s energy security framework and its operational significance in situations of severe market strain.
Further information: https://www.cores.es/sites/default/files/archivos/spain_cores_response_to_oil_shock_reinforces_state_backing.pdf
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the long-term issuer default ratings (IDR) of the Corporation for Strategic Petroleum Product Reserves (CORES) at ‘A’, with a stable outlook, bringing CORES’ ratings in line with those of the Spanish sovereign.
Submission of bids for the relocation and storage tender for part of CORES' strategic reserves, of 199,800 m³ road diesel until 17 March 2026.
