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)
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)
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.