OPEC's Top Crude Oil Producers, 2011-May 2012

by David Rachovich

OPEC Crude Oil Production March 2012-May 2012 (thousand barrels per day)

Rank  2012	Country	Full Year 2011*[UPD]	Mar '12*	Apr '12*	May '12* (May '12**)
1.	Saudi Arabia	9,268	9,832	9,877	9,917 (9,807)
2.	Iran	3,621	3,313	3,210	3,138 (3,760)
3.	Iraq	2,666	2,807	2,994	2,952 (2,915)
4.	Kuwait	2,538	2,785	2,789	2,858 (3,000)
5.	UAE	2,517	2,578	2,587	2,578 (2,383)
6.	Venezuela	2,380	2,368	2,362	2,378 (2,826)
7.	Nigeria	2,111	2,085	2,175	2,126 (..)
8.	Angola	1,664	1,722	1,769	1,730 (1,762)
9.	Libya	462	1,340	1,394	1,452 (1,552)
10.	Algeria	1,240	1,222	1,217	1,197 (1,206)
11.	Qatar	794	789	778	757 (732)
12.	Ecuador	490	489	489	499 (498)
Total OPEC***		29,751	31,329	31,640	31,582 (..)

 
*Based on secondary sources.

**Based on direct communication.

***Totals may not add up due to independent rounding.

Source: OPEC, Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR), June 2012, p. 45, Tables 5.4 and 5.5 here.

(Update: Iranian crude oil production - 2,963,000 barrels per day - fell below that of Iraq - 2,984,000 b/d - in June 2012, according to the OPEC, Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR), July 2012, p. 49, Table 5.4, citing secondary sources. Please compare this to the International Energy Agency/IEA's argument: "Symbolically, Iranian crude output [- 2,900,000 b/d -] fell below that of regional rival Iraq [- 3,020,000 b/d -] in July [2012] for the first time since the late 1980s [my emphasis -- D.R.]."---IEA, Oil Market Report (OMR), August 10, 2012, pp. 15-16 Update 2: Iraq's oil exports averaged 2.51 million barrels per day in August [2012]. The exports lift Iraq’s crude production to 3.18 million b/d for the month, similar to July's levels, and are a further indication that Iraq is solidifying its position as Opec’s second-largest producer after Saudi Arabia---please see EI, Energy Intelligence Briefing, Aug 31, 2012. Also, please see "OPEC's Top Crude Oil Producers, 2011-Jan. 2012," "OPEC's Top Crude Oil Producers, 2010-Jan. 2011," and "World's Top 23 Crude Oil Producers (including OPEC production), Nov 2011 - EIA," -- D.R.)

U.S. Crude Oil Imports from Top 15 Countries, Dec 2011 -- EIA

by David Rachovich

U.S. Crude Oil Imports (thousand barrels per day)#, Dec. 2011 - EIA

Rank	Country	Dec 2011	Nov 2011	Dec 2010
1.	Canada	2,436	2,361	2,086
2.	Saudi Arabia*	1,293	1,203	1,076
3.	Mexico	945	1,157	1,223
4.	Venezuela*	810	707	825
5.	Nigeria*	498	655	1,024
6.	Colombia	458	379	220
7.	Brazil	389	201	271
8.	Iraq*	380	395	336
9.	Angola*	357	343	307
10.	Kuwait*	231	299	125
11.	Russia	165	311	202
12.	Algeria*	141	82	262
13.	Ecuador*	106	176	192
14.	United Kingdom	64	18	124
15.	Oman	53	42	0
OPEC		3,816	3,878**	4,180***
All Countries		8,716	8,826	8,695

#Excluding oil imports into the U.S. territories.

*OPEC member.

**OPEC total includes also imports from the United Arab Emirates – 18,000 barrels per day.

***OPEC total includes also imports from Libya – 32,000 barrels per day.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Feb 28, 2012

(The top five exporting countries accounted for 69 percent of United States crude oil imports in December 2011 while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 89 percent of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top five sources of US crude oil imports for December 2011 were Canada (2,436 thousand barrels per day), Saudi Arabia (1,293 thousand barrels per day), Mexico (945 thousand barrels per day), Venezuela (810 thousand barrels per day) and Nigeria (498 thousand barrels per day)---please see EIA, December 2011 Import Highlights. Also, please see "U.S. Crude Oil Imports from Top 15 Countries, Dec 2010" and "U.S. Crude Oil Imports from Top 15 Countries, Jun 2012."  – D.R.)