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August 2011 Import Highlights: Released October 28, 2011
Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in August 2011 has been released and it shows that three countries exported more than 1,000 thousand barrels per day to the United States (see table below). The top five exporting countries accounted for 68 percent of United States crude oil imports in August while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 89 percent of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top five sources of US crude oil imports for August were Canada (2,240 thousand barrels per day), Mexico (1,150 thousand barrels per day), Saudi Arabia (1,075 thousand barrels per day), Nigeria (854 thousand barrels per day), and Venezuela (806 thousand barrels per day). The rest of the top ten sources, in order, were Iraq (637 thousand barrels per day), Colombia (365 thousand barrels per day), Angola (311 thousand barrels per day), Ecuador (303 thousand barrels per day), and Russia (252 thousand barrels per day). Total crude oil imports averaged 9,021 thousand barrels per day in August, which is a decrease of (288) thousand barrels per day from July 2011.
Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum in August, exporting 2,637 thousand barrels per day to the United States, which is an increase from last month (2,626 thousand barrels per day). The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Mexico with 1,185 thousand barrels per day.
Crude Oil Imports (Top 15 Countries) (Thousand Barrels per Day) Country Aug-11 Jul-11 YTD 2011 Aug-10 YTD 2010 CANADA 2,240 2,188 2,136 1,935 1,976 MEXICO 1,150 1,119 1,115 1,168 1,135 SAUDI ARABIA 1,075 1,307 1,145 1,080 1,071 NIGERIA 854 818 862 942 1,007 VENEZUELA 806 877 910 974 929 IRAQ 637 596 481 281 469 COLOMBIA 365 398 346 346 331 ANGOLA 311 394 328 472 414 ECUADOR 303 172 191 270 213 RUSSIA 252 202 242 334 296 BRAZIL 213 310 232 249 281 KUWAIT 165 222 167 251 208 ALGERIA 140 184 212 374 334 CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE) 66 36 62 98 78 OMAN 52 52 35 0 0 Total Imports of Petroleum (Top 15 Countries) (Thousand Barrels per Day) Country Aug-11 Jul-11 YTD 2011 Aug-10 YTD 2010 CANADA 2,637 2,626 2,650 2,489 2,544 MEXICO 1,185 1,197 1,222 1,282 1,260 SAUDI ARABIA 1,075 1,326 1,151 1,132 1,086 VENEZUELA 906 943 1,001 1,022 1,007 NIGERIA 892 884 912 985 1,038 IRAQ 637 596 481 281 469 RUSSIA 585 562 611 786 621 COLOMBIA 395 415 378 372 359 ANGOLA 331 407 339 484 423 ECUADOR 309 172 192 276 215 ALGERIA 298 354 409 565 509 BRAZIL 228 329 246 251 302 VIRGIN ISLANDS 185 192 189 301 256 KUWAIT 165 228 168 251 210 UNITED KINGDOM 125 175 167 266 290
More oil is imported from the ME than Africa.
I wish the US would get out of Nigeria because they are screwing up the country environmentally.
I doubt that the Obama administration is interested in Africa for oil, as he is promoting clean energy.
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