June 2012 Import Highlights

Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in June 2012 has been released and it shows that two countries exported more than 1 million 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 June while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 88 percent of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top five sources of US crude oil imports for June were Canada (2,460 thousand barrels per day), Saudi Arabia (1,456 thousand barrels per day), Mexico (862 thousand barrels per day), Venezuela (750 thousand barrels per day) and Iraq (649 thousand barrels per day). The rest of the top ten sources, in order, were Columbia (491 thousand barrels per day), Nigeria (471 thousand barrels per day), Angola (346 thousand barrels per day), Russia (252 thousand barrels per day) and Kuwait (249 thousand barrels per day). Total crude oil imports averaged 9,101 thousand barrels per day in June, which is an increase of 192 thousand barrels per day from May 2012.

Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum in June; exporting 3,051 thousand barrels per day to the United States. The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Saudi Arabia with 1,456 thousand barrels per day.

Crude Oil Imports (Top 15 Countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	Jun-12	May-12	YTD 2012	Jun-11	YTD 2011
CANADA	2,460	2,378	2,449	2,073	2,159
SAUDI ARABIA	1,456	1,465	1,451	1,164	1,129
MEXICO	862	956	954	1,108	1,111
VENEZUELA	750	821	819	1,012	933
IRAQ	649	675	462	559	434
COLOMBIA	491	398	431	272	355
NIGERIA	471	371	401	813	874
ANGOLA	346	256	263	373	319
RUSSIA	252	106	119	335	241
KUWAIT	249	405	327	238	158
BRAZIL	243	197	265	269	224
ECUADOR	236	186	188	219	202
ALGERIA	127	143	133	110	231
LIBYA	93	65	53	34	18
CAMEROON	64	31	52	32	26

Total Imports of Petroleum (Top 15 Countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	Jun-12	May-12	YTD 2012	Jun-11	YTD 2011
CANADA	3,051	3,018	2,998	2,586	2,785
SAUDI ARABIA	1,456	1,471	1,455	1,169	1,134
MEXICO	915	996	1,019	1,222	1,235
VENEZUELA	788	861	869	1,084	1,033
RUSSIA	655	550	464	689	629
IRAQ	649	675	462	559	434
NIGERIA	515	428	443	853	923
COLOMBIA	515	430	467	309	390
ANGOLA	378	256	277	373	328
BRAZIL	297	215	285	283	237
KUWAIT	250	407	328	238	158
ALGERIA	236	303	275	297	439
ECUADOR	236	199	191	219	203
UNITED KINGDOM	205	143	172	146	176
NETHERLANDS	151	121	116	175	126

Note: The data in the tables above exclude oil imports into the U.S. territories.