U.S. Crude Oil Imports from Top 15 Countries, Jun 2012 -- EIA

by David Rachovich

U.S. Crude Oil Imports (thousand barrels per day)#, Jun 2012 - EIA

Rank	Country	Jun 2012	May 2012	Jun 2011
1.	Canada	2,460	2,378	2,073
2.	Saudi Arabia*	1,456	1,465	1,164
3.	Mexico	862	956	1,108
4.	Venezuela*	750	821	1,012
5.	Iraq*	649	675	559
6.	Colombia	491	398	272
7.	Nigeria*	471	371	813
8.	Angola*	346	256	373
9.	Russia	252	106	335
10.	Kuwait*	249	405	238
11.	Brazil	243	197	269
12.	Ecuador*	236	186	219
13.	Algeria*	127	143	110
14.	Libya*	93	65	34
15.	Cameroon	64	31	32
OPEC		4,378	4,388	4,574**
All Countries		9,101	8,909	9,235

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

*OPEC member.

**OPEC total includes also imports from the United Arab Emirates – 35,000 barrels per day and from Qatar – 18,000 barrels per day.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Aug 30, 2012

(Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in June 2012 shows that two countries exported more than 1 million barrels per day to the United States – Canada and Saudi Arabia. Canada accounted for 27 percent of all U.S. crude oil imports in June 2012. The top five exporting countries accounted for 68 percent of all U.S. crude oil imports in June 2012 while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 88 percent of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top five sources of U.S. crude oil imports for June 2012 were Canada (2,460 thousand barrels per day), Saudi Arabia (1,456 thousand barrels per day), Mexico (862 thousand barrels per day), Venezuela (750 thousand barrels per day) and Iraq (649 thousand barrels per day)---please see EIA, June 2012 Import Highlights. Also please see my posts "U.S. Crude Oil Imports from Top 15 Countries, Dec 2011." And "U.S. Crude Oil Imports from Top 15 Countries, Dec 2010." – D.R.)

World's Top 15 Oil Net Exporters in 2011 vis-à-vis 2009 -- EIA

by David Rachovich

Top World Oil Net Exporters (Thousand Barrels per Day) in 2009 and 2011

 

Rank	Country	Exports 2011*	Country	Exports 2009
1.	Saudi Arabia	8,336	Saudi Arabia	7,322
2.	Russia	7,083	Russia	7,194
3.	Iran	2,540	Iran	2,486
4.	United Arab Emirates	2,524	United Arab Emirates	2,303
5.	Kuwait	2,343	Norway	2,132
6.	Nigeria	2,257	Kuwait	2,124
7.	Iraq	1,915	Nigeria	1,939
8.	Norway	1,762	Angola	1,878
9.	Angola	1,760	Algeria	1,767
10.	Venezuela	1,715	Iraq	1,764
11.	Algeria	1,568	Venezuela	1,748
12.	Qatar	1,468	Libya	1,525
13.	Canada	1,425	Kazakhstan	1,299
14.	Kazakhstan	1,396	Canada	1,147
15.	Mexico	881	Qatar	1,066

*Libya's oil supply was disrupted for much of 2011 due to conflict. Libya holds the world's 9th largest proven oil reserves and the largest proven oil reserves in Africa, followed by Nigeria, Algeria and Angola---please see "World's Top 23 Proven Oil Reserves Holders, Jan 1, 2012 -- OGJ." According to BP data, Angola has the third largest proved oil reserves in Africa, ahead of Algeria---please see BP Statistical Review of World Energy, June 2012. -- D.R.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Last revised:  May 30, 2012

(Imports of Iranian oil by major consumers registered a sharp drop in July 2012, to 1.00 million barrels per day from 1.74 mb/d in June 2012---International Energy Agency/IEA, Oil Market Report (OMR), August 10, 2012, but are estimated to have inched up in August 2012, to 1.1 mb/d---IEA, OMR, Sept 12, 2012. Also, please see my post "OPEC's Top Crude Oil Producers, 2011-May 2012" -- D.R.).