November 2011 Import Highlights

Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in November 2011 has been released and it shows that three countries exported more than 1,000 thousand barrels per day to the United States (see table below). The top five exporting countries accounted for 69 percent of United States crude oil imports in November 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 November were Canada (2,361 thousand barrels per day), Saudi Arabia (1,203 thousand barrels per day), Mexico (1,157 thousand barrels per day), Venezuela (707 thousand barrels per day) and Nigeria (655 thousand barrels per day). The rest of the top ten sources, in order, were Iraq (395 thousand barrels per day), Colombia (379 thousand barrels per day), Angola (343 thousand barrels per day), Russia (311 thousand barrels per day) and Kuwait (299 thousand barrels per day). Total crude oil imports averaged 8,826 thousand barrels per day in November, which is a decrease of 202 thousand barrels per day from October 2011.

Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum in November, exporting 2,815 thousand barrels per day to the United States, which is an increase from last month (2,692 thousand barrels per day). The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Mexico with 1,256 thousand barrels per day.

Crude Oil Imports (Top 15 Countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	Nov-11	Oct-11	YTD 2011	Nov-10	YTD 2010
CANADA	2,361	2,271	2,186	1,975	1,960
SAUDI ARABIA	1,203	1,120	1,176	1,131	1,083
MEXICO	1,157	1,084	1,114	1,229	1,146
VENEZUELA	707	862	873	884	920
NIGERIA	655	630	792	806	980
IRAQ	395	490	467	340	423
COLOMBIA	379	524	380	489	349
ANGOLA	343	412	333	263	390
RUSSIA	311	383	265	164	275
KUWAIT	299	276	187	170	202
BRAZIL	201	153	216	188	253
ECUADOR	176	173	198	188	211
NORWAY	89	106	57	0	28
ALGERIA	82	64	180	379	334
CAMEROON	64	31	36	32	52

Total Imports of Petroleum (Top 15 Countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	Nov-11	Oct-11	YTD 2011	Nov-10	YTD 2010
CANADA	2,815	2,692	2,685	2,513	2,517
MEXICO	1,256	1,177	1,218	1,363	1,277
SAUDI ARABIA	1,222	1,120	1,184	1,152	1,097
VENEZUELA	764	894	952	942	994
RUSSIA	737	687	627	561	621
NIGERIA	703	690	843	856	1,018
COLOMBIA	424	578	414	492	377
IRAQ	395	490	467	340	423
ANGOLA	355	424	345	276	400
KUWAIT	302	278	188	170	203
ALGERIA	260	173	363	572	512
BRAZIL	234	187	234	198	270
ECUADOR	181	178	200	194	213
VIRGIN ISLANDS	177	151	184	234	259
NORWAY	174	180	115	79	95

Note: The data in the tables above exclude oil imports into the U.S. territories.