March 2013 Import Highlights

Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in March 2013 has been released and it shows that two countries exported more than 1 million barrels per day to the United States (see table below). The top five exporting countries accounted for 75 percent of United States crude oil imports in March while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 95 percent of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top five sources of US crude oil imports for March were Canada (2,518 thousand barrels per day), Saudi Arabia (1,284 thousand barrels per day), Venezuela (742 thousand barrels per day), Mexico (608 thousand barrels per day) and Colombia (447 thousand barrels per day). The rest of the top ten sources, in order, were Iraq (426 thousand barrels per day), Nigeria (376 thousand barrels per day), Kuwait (367 thousand barrels per day), Ecuador (213 thousand barrels per day) and Angola (85 thousand barrels per day). Total crude oil imports averaged 7,460 thousand barrels per day in March, which is an increase of 190 thousand barrels per day from February 2013.

Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum in March; exporting 3,004 thousand barrels per day to the United States. The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Saudi Arabia with 1,284 thousand barrels per day.

Crude Oil Imports (Top 15 Countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	Mar-13	Feb-13	YTD 2013	Mar-12	YTD 2012
CANADA	2,518	2,815	2,672	2,463	2,479
SAUDI ARABIA	1,284	1,028	1,095	1,372	1,401
VENEZUELA	742	579	736	936	835
MEXICO	608	869	826	949	984
COLOMBIA	447	360	378	423	423
IRAQ	426	529	456	386	351
NIGERIA	376	194	341	337	380
KUWAIT	367	255	340	460	357
ECUADOR	213	174	210	174	169
ANGOLA	85	188	156	170	248
BRAZIL	85	69	76	344	312
CHAD	73	21	53	0	21
LIBYA	40	0	16	60	30
ALGERIA	34	0	32	184	141
RUSSIA	24	58	38	88	83

Total Imports of Petroleum (Top 15 Countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	Mar-13	Feb-13	YTD 2013	Mar-12	YTD 2012
CANADA	3,004	3,416	3,280	2,931	2,995
SAUDI ARABIA	1,284	1,032	1,100	1,374	1,405
VENEZUELA	763	601	759	984	887
MEXICO	677	978	905	1,004	1,066
COLOMBIA	479	366	400	482	461
RUSSIA	454	454	410	326	398
IRAQ	426	529	456	386	351
NIGERIA	403	255	383	374	412
KUWAIT	367	255	340	462	358
ECUADOR	218	174	212	174	171
BRAZIL	123	79	103	356	322
NETHERLANDS	121	120	121	143	113
UNITED KINGDOM	111	95	107	187	161
ANGOLA	98	198	172	175	259
FRANCE	76	15	41	24	43

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