Posted on 03/11/2011 1:26:52 PM PST by scooby321
December 2010 Import Highlights: Released February 25, 2011
Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in December 2010 has been released and it shows that four countries exported more than 1,000 thousand barrels per day to the United States (see table below). The top five exporting countries accounted for 72 percent of United States crude oil imports in December while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 88 percent of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top five sources of US crude oil imports for December were Canada (2,064 thousand barrels per day), Mexico (1,223 thousand barrels per day), Saudi Arabia (1,076 thousand barrels per day), Nigeria (1,024 thousand barrels per day), and Venezuela (825 thousand barrels per day). The rest of the top ten sources, in order, were Iraq (336 thousand barrels per day), Angola (307 thousand barrels per day), Brazil (271 thousand barrels per day), Algeria (262 thousand barrels per day), and Colombia (220 thousand barrels per day). Total crude oil imports averaged 8,631 thousand barrels per day in December, which is an increase of 23 thousand barrels per day from November 2010.
Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum in December, exporting 2,713 thousand barrels per day to the United States, which is an increase from last month (2,510 thousand barrels per day). The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Mexico with 1,365 thousand barrels per day.
Crude Oil Imports (Top 15 Countries) (Thousand Barrels per Day) |
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Country | Dec-10 | Nov-10 | YTD 2010 | Dec-09 | YTD 2009 |
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CANADA | 2,064 | 1,975 | 1,972 | 2,104 | 1,943 |
MEXICO | 1,223 | 1,229 | 1,140 | 1,063 | 1,092 |
SAUDI ARABIA | 1,076 | 1,119 | 1,080 | 870 | 980 |
NIGERIA | 1,024 | 806 | 986 | 1,020 | 776 |
VENEZUELA | 825 | 884 | 912 | 772 | 951 |
IRAQ | 336 | 340 | 414 | 325 | 449 |
ANGOLA | 307 | 263 | 380 | 266 | 448 |
BRAZIL | 271 | 188 | 254 | 181 | 295 |
ALGERIA | 262 | 379 | 325 | 336 | 281 |
COLOMBIA | 220 | 489 | 338 | 179 | 251 |
ECUADOR | 192 | 188 | 195 | 86 | 181 |
RUSSIA | 158 | 85 | 252 | 168 | 230 |
KUWAIT | 125 | 170 | 195 | 160 | 180 |
UNITED KINGDOM | 124 | 80 | 120 | 67 | 103 |
ARGENTINA | 85 | 35 | 29 | 33 | 53 |
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