September 2016 Import Highlights

Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in September 2016 show that two countries, Canada and Saudi Arabia, exported more than one million barrels per day (b/d) to the United States (see table below). The top five exporting countries accounted for 78% of United States crude oil imports in September while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 93% of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top five sources of U.S. crude oil imports for September were Canada (3.3 million b/d), Saudi Arabia (1.2 million b/d), Venezuela (778,000 b/d), Mexico (516,000 b/d), and Colombia (464,000 b/d). The remaining top ten sources, in order, were Iraq (448,000 b/d), Kuwait (270,000 b/d), Ecuador (213,000 b/d), Nigeria (145,000 b/d), and Angola (143,000 b/d). Total crude oil imports averaged 8.1 million b/d in September, which was an increase of 22,000 b/d from imports during August 2016.

Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum to the United States in September; exporting 3.8 million b/d. The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Saudi Arabia with 1.2 million b/d.

Crude oil imports (Top 15 countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	Sep-16	Aug-16	YTD 2016	Sep-15	YTD 2015
Canada	3,279	3,286	3,204	3,282	3,165
Saudi Arabia	1,209	1,142	1,126	861	1,033
Venezuela	778	715	740	826	770
Mexico	516	562	589	577	692
Colombia	464	481	479	256	398
Iraq	448	477	389	203	184
Kuwait	270	156	208	211	218
Ecuador	213	253	241	258	232
Nigeria	145	160	209	57	46
Angola	143	137	169	182	106
Brazil	120	235	143	232	204
Norway	93	-	40	-	12
Russia	73	78	43	24	35
Oman	65	19	36	-	-
Indonesia	45	44	43	43	32

Total imports of petroleum (Top 15 countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	Sep-16	Aug-16	YTD 2016	Sep-15	YTD 2015
Canada	3,794	3,823	3,761	3,807	3,789
Saudi Arabia	1,211	1,142	1,135	863	1,041
Venezuela	825	773	798	855	820
Mexico	595	672	679	647	762
Colombia	500	534	521	292	415
Iraq	448	488	393	203	184
Russia	406	479	442	369	400
Kuwait	275	156	209	211	219
Ecuador	213	253	243	264	239
Nigeria	168	181	237	114	70
Angola	157	159	180	182	116
Algeria	155	169	154	145	114
Brazil	154	274	164	276	227
United Kingdom	132	141	124	178	130
Norway	124	49	88	48	68

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