Petroleum & Other Liquids
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Company Level Imports
With Data for July 2012
| Release Date:
September 27, 2012
| Next Release Date:
October 30, 2012
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July 2012 Import Highlights
Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in July 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 73 percent of United States crude oil imports in July while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 90 percent of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top five sources of US crude oil imports for July were Canada (2,476 thousand barrels per day), Saudi Arabia (1,458 thousand barrels per day), Venezuela (999 thousand barrels per day), Mexico (960 thousand barrels per day) and Columbia (376 thousand barrels per day). The rest of the top ten sources, in order, were Nigeria (361 thousand barrels per day), Iraq (352 thousand barrels per day), Kuwait (304 thousand barrels per day), Angola (278 thousand barrels per day) and Brazil (219 thousand barrels per day). Total crude oil imports averaged 8,606 thousand barrels per day in July, which is a decrease of 495 thousand barrels per day from June 2012.Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum in July; exporting 2,973 thousand barrels per day to the United States. The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Saudi Arabia with 1,466 thousand barrels per day.
Crude Oil Imports (Top 15 Countries)(thousand barrels per day) | |||||
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Country | Jul-12 | Jun-12 | YTD 2012 | Jul-11 | YTD 2011 |
CANADA | 2,476 | 2,460 | 2,453 | 2,177 | 2,162 |
SAUDI ARABIA | 1,458 | 1,456 | 1,452 | 1,307 | 1,155 |
VENEZUELA | 999 | 750 | 845 | 877 | 925 |
MEXICO | 960 | 862 | 955 | 1,119 | 1,112 |
COLOMBIA | 376 | 491 | 423 | 398 | 361 |
NIGERIA | 361 | 471 | 395 | 810 | 865 |
IRAQ | 352 | 649 | 446 | 596 | 457 |
KUWAIT | 304 | 249 | 324 | 222 | 167 |
ANGOLA | 278 | 346 | 265 | 394 | 330 |
BRAZIL | 219 | 243 | 258 | 310 | 237 |
ECUADOR | 164 | 236 | 185 | 172 | 198 |
RUSSIA | 126 | 252 | 120 | 188 | 233 |
LIBYA | 110 | 93 | 61 | 0 | 16 |
ALGERIA | 76 | 127 | 125 | 184 | 224 |
AZERBAIJAN | 66 | 0 | 30 | 34 | 42 |
Total Imports of Petroleum (Top 15 Countries)(thousand barrels per day) | |||||
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Country | Jul-12 | Jun-12 | YTD 2012 | Jul-11 | YTD 2011 |
CANADA | 2,973 | 3,051 | 2,994 | 2,691 | 2,771 |
SAUDI ARABIA | 1,466 | 1,456 | 1,457 | 1,326 | 1,162 |
VENEZUELA | 1,046 | 788 | 895 | 954 | 1,021 |
MEXICO | 1,007 | 915 | 1,017 | 1,197 | 1,229 |
RUSSIA | 491 | 655 | 468 | 564 | 619 |
COLOMBIA | 397 | 515 | 457 | 418 | 394 |
NIGERIA | 372 | 515 | 433 | 884 | 918 |
IRAQ | 352 | 649 | 446 | 596 | 457 |
KUWAIT | 304 | 250 | 325 | 228 | 168 |
ANGOLA | 285 | 378 | 278 | 407 | 340 |
BRAZIL | 257 | 297 | 281 | 330 | 250 |
ALGERIA | 213 | 236 | 266 | 354 | 426 |
ECUADOR | 176 | 236 | 189 | 172 | 198 |
NETHERLANDS | 137 | 151 | 119 | 80 | 119 |
UNITED KINGDOM | 131 | 205 | 166 | 175 | 175 |
Note: The data in the tables above exclude oil imports into the U.S. territories.
Company Level Imports
Crude Oil Imports From Persian Gulf 2012 (January - June)
Explanatory Notes
Sources - Energy Information Administration (EIA) petroleum imports data are available at the company level. The data source is the Form EIA-814, "Monthly Imports Report."