October 2016 Import Highlights

Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in October 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 80% of United States crude oil imports in October 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 October were Canada (3.2 million b/d), Saudi Arabia (1.0 million b/d), Venezuela (724,000 b/d), Mexico (555,000 b/d), and Iraq (508,000 b/d). The remaining top ten sources, in order, were Colombia (316,000 b/d), Nigeria (207,000 b/d), Ecuador (197,000 b/d), Brazil (173,000 b/d), and Algeria (156,000 b/d). Total crude oil imports averaged 7.6 million b/d in October, which was a decrease of 450,000 thousand barrels per day from imports during September 2016.

Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum to the United States in October; exporting 3.6 million b/d. The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Saudi Arabia with 1.0 million b/d.

Crude oil imports (Top 15 countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	Oct-16	Sep-16	YTD 2016	Oct-15	YTD 2015
Canada	3,236	3,279	3,208	2,948	3,143
Saudi Arabia	1,023	1,209	1,115	983	1,028
Venezuela	724	778	738	748	768
Mexico	555	516	585	686	692
Iraq	508	448	401	375	203
Colombia	316	464	462	200	378
Nigeria	207	145	209	37	45
Ecuador	197	213	236	230	232
Brazil	173	120	146	181	202
Algeria	156	12	37	-	3
Kuwait	154	270	202	150	211
Angola	122	143	164	181	114
Norway	68	93	42	-	11
Chad	61	32	70	77	77
Russia	46	73	43	73	39

Total imports of petroleum (Top 15 countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	Oct-16	Sep-16	YTD 2016	Oct-15	YTD 2015
Canada	3,618	3,794	3,746	3,411	3,751
Saudi Arabia	1,025	1,211	1,124	983	1,035
Venezuela	741	825	792	802	819
Mexico	614	595	673	756	761
Iraq	508	448	404	375	203
Russia	483	406	446	307	391
Colombia	346	500	503	221	395
Algeria	296	155	168	76	110
Nigeria	232	168	237	65	70
Ecuador	203	213	238	230	238
Brazil	199	154	168	229	227
Kuwait	154	275	203	150	212
Angola	122	157	174	193	124
Netherlands	107	67	58	32	61
Korea, South	100	85	106	71	106

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