ToP 15 Countries

Crude Oil and Total Petroleum Imports Top 15 Countries
February 2008 Import Highlights: April 14, 2008Preliminary monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in February 2008 has been released and it shows that two countries exported more than 1.50 million barrels per day to the United States. Including those countries, a total of three countries exported over 1.20 million barrels per day of crude oil to the United States (see table below). The top five exporting countries accounted for 70 percent of United States crude oil imports in February while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 88 percent of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top sources of US crude oil imports for February were Canada (1.888 million barrels per day), Saudi Arabia (1.614 million barrels per day), Mexico (1.231 million barrels per day), Nigeria (0.982 million barrels per day), and Venezuela (0.927 million barrels per day). The rest of the top ten sources, in order, were Iraq (0.780 million barrels per day), Angola (0.341 million barrels per day), Kuwait (0.261 million barrels per day), Colombia (0.220 million barrels per day), and Ecuador (0.169 million barrels per day). Total crude oil imports averaged 9.514 million barrels per day in February, which is a decrease of (0.486) million barrels per day from January 2008. Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum in February, exporting 2.419 million barrels per day to the United States, which is a decrease from last month (2.586 thousand barrels per day). The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Saudi Arabia with 1.627 million barrels per day.
Crude Oil Imports (Top 15 Countries)(Thousand Barrels per Day)
Country
Feb-08
Jan-08
YTD 2008
Feb-07
YTD 2007
CANADA
1,888
1,944
1,917
1,840
1,848
SAUDI ARABIA
1,614
1,479
1,544
1,185
1,382
MEXICO
1,231
1,198
1,214
1,358
1,398
NIGERIA
982
1,163
1,075
1,061
1,085
VENEZUELA
927
1,135
1,034
1,115
1,031
IRAQ
780
543
658
325
433
ANGOLA
341
566
458
451
504
KUWAIT
261
239
249
158
165
COLOMBIA
220
171
194
73
106
ECUADOR
169
247
209
178
226
BRAZIL
169
169
169
103
156
ALGERIA
149
366
261
392
474
CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE)
97
91
94
41
48
CHAD
89
117
103
87
78
RUSSIA
80
16
47
49
40

Total Imports of Petroleum (Top 15 Countries)(Thousand Barrels per Day)
Country
Feb-08
Jan-08
YTD 2008
Feb-07
YTD 2007
CANADA
2,419
2,586
2,505
2,448
2,460
SAUDI ARABIA
1,627
1,503
1,563
1,207
1,394
MEXICO
1,324
1,307
1,315
1,507
1,538
VENEZUELA
1,112
1,290
1,204
1,359
1,273
NIGERIA
1,025
1,191
1,110
1,102
1,120
IRAQ
780
543
658
325
433
RUSSIA
451
392
421
241
297
VIRGIN ISLANDS
351
380
366
312
371
ANGOLA
350
578
468
464
522
ALGERIA
343
636
494
555
672
KUWAIT
261
239
249
168
170
COLOMBIA
240
198
218
85
118
ECUADOR
186
260
224
185
231
BRAZIL
172
225
200
151
203
BELGIUM
164
115
139
53
60