February 2012 Import Highlights

Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in February 2012 has been released and it shows that three countries exported more than 1,000 million barrels per day to the United States (see table below). The top five exporting countries accounted for 73 percent of United States crude oil imports in February while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 90 percent of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top five sources of US crude oil imports for February were Canada (2,517 thousand barrels per day), Saudi Arabia (1,407 thousand barrels per day), Mexico (1,009 thousand barrels per day), Venezuela (890 thousand barrels per day) and Colombia (445 thousand barrels per day). The rest of the top ten sources, in order, were Nigeria (352 thousand barrels per day), Brazil (281 thousand barrels per day), Iraq (271 thousand barrels per day), Kuwait (252 thousand barrels per day) and Ecuador (238 thousand barrels per day). Total crude oil imports averaged 8,558 thousand barrels per day in February, which is a decrease of 15 thousand barrels per day from January 2012.

Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum in February, exporting 3,048 thousand barrels per day to the United States, which is an increase from last month (3,008 thousand barrels per day). The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Saudi Arabia with 1,420 thousand barrels per day.

Crude Oil Imports (Top 15 Countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	Feb-12	Jan-12	YTD 2012	Feb-11	YTD 2011
CANADA	2,517	2,459	2,487	2,193	2,170
SAUDI ARABIA	1,407	1,423	1,415	1,114	1,106
MEXICO	1,009	995	1,002	998	1,112
VENEZUELA	890	683	783	878	916
COLOMBIA	445	403	423	175	242
NIGERIA	352	449	402	948	958
BRAZIL	281	309	295	175	219
IRAQ	271	390	333	263	372
KUWAIT	252	352	303	118	133
ECUADOR	238	100	166	242	209
ANGOLA	223	349	288	357	323
ALGERIA	126	113	119	138	264
CAMEROON	62	61	62	0	16
NORWAY	60	0	29	21	10
EQUATORIAL GUINEA	50	51	51	52	41

Total Imports of Petroleum (Top 15 Countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	Feb-12	Jan-12	YTD 2012	Feb-11	YTD 2011
CANADA	3,048	3,008	3,027	2,831	2,829
SAUDI ARABIA	1,420	1,423	1,421	1,114	1,108
MEXICO	1,081	1,114	1,098	1,104	1,242
VENEZUELA	931	750	838	989	1,011
COLOMBIA	472	431	451	211	275
NIGERIA	353	504	431	978	993
RUSSIA	288	572	435	437	486
BRAZIL	286	321	304	177	228
IRAQ	271	390	333	263	372
ALGERIA	256	269	262	394	484
KUWAIT	252	352	303	118	133
ECUADOR	244	100	170	242	209
ANGOLA	230	370	302	370	342
NORWAY	163	46	103	69	77
UNITED KINGDOM	127	168	148	110	134

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