What nations does America import the most oil from?

[HankReardon]

I have been searching for a percentage breakdown on what nations import oil to the United States. I would really appreciate some help on this. As of now I am thinking most of America's imported oil comes from Venezuela, Mexico and Canada, but I need to see solid data on this. Thanks.

[albertabound]

http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~33~1799575,00.html

Hank, you may find this article of interest.

[buccaneer81]

Believe it or not, Canada.

[albertabound]

What did you expect, maple syrup and back bacon? lol

[DefCon]

For the most part, they are foreign nations.

[MangoCrazy]

Canada. By far the most. I'll try and find a reference for you.

[MangoCrazy]

Here's the reference:

http://www.ott.doe.gov/facts/archives/fotw246.shtml

From the US DOE. Data through 2002.

[HankReardon]

Thank you, a liberal as suggested that the terrorist attacked us because of our dependence on Middle East oil. Any Canadian terrorist on the horizon?

[buccaneer81]

LOL! I'm class of 1985 Mount Allison University. I lived through the Hatfield era in New Brunswick.

[maestro]

What nations does America import the most 'foreign-refined-gas/petrol' from?

/sarcasm?

[HankReardon]

Thank you! I love Free Republic!

[spyone]

No, definitely not Canada. Saudi is in the top 2 or 3. Last month they were #1. Venezuala is in the top three. Canada is 3 or 4 but will rise due to the oil sands.

[MD_Willington_1976]

Hehe...How's the tarsand working out...cant go anywhere in Alberta without finding natural gas or oil...Everywhere we looked (Geco-Prakla) we found something...

[wysiwyg]

What did you expect, maple syrup and back bacon? lol

Four pounds of back bacon
Three French toasts
Two turtlenecks
And a beer ... in a tree

Oh, sorry, wrong season. LOL

[clamboat]

Thank you, a liberal as suggested that the terrorist attacked us because of our dependence on Middle East oil. Any Canadian terrorist on the horizon?

You're not suggesting that we do not have a dependence on Middle East oil, are you?

The link between importing oil and terrorist - I don't get that - but we definitely do have a dependence on middle east oil. The same chart that shows we import the most oil from Canada also shows that we get 13% of our oil imports from Saudi Arabia alone. And Saudi Arabia and Iraq combined account for nearly 18% of our imported oil. That certainly is a dependence - we could not easily replace that 2 million barrels per day.

[DefCon]

2002 Top 10 Countries from which the United States Imports Oil
(thousand barrels per day)

[R W Reactionairy]

Mr. Reardon, with all due respects [and after all you did bag Dagny in Atlas Shrugged] I am not certain that you are asking a meaningful question.

Crude oil is largely fungible [refineries are typically optimized for a certain spec --- hence "largely" not completely.] Other than that the only real differences are transportation costs / availability. Embargoes such as the one in the seventies are a risk, but the net result of that one was minimal.

IMO the risk of war like acts to the tanker fleet is more important than the port from which a cargo embarks.

[Petronski]

The question is irrelevant. Oil is a fungible commodity.

[Graewoulf]

Look in The Oil and Gas Journal.

[Wolverine]

EENC had a major run-up last year....Enterra Energy Trust is engaged in the drilling and operation of oil and gas wells in western Canada, primarily in Alberta, Central Alberta & East Central Alberta.