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Company Level Imports

With Data for February 2013   |  Release Date:  April 29, 2013   |  Next Release Date: May 30, 2013

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February 2013 Import Highlights

Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in February 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 80 percent of United States crude oil imports in February while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 96 percent of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top five sources of US crude oil imports for February were Canada (2,815 thousand barrels per day), Saudi Arabia (1,028 thousand barrels per day), Mexico (869 thousand barrels per day), Venezuela (579 thousand barrels per day) and Iraq (529 thousand barrels per day). The rest of the top ten sources, in order, were Columbia (360 thousand barrels per day), Kuwait (255 thousand barrels per day), Nigeria (194 thousand barrels per day), Angola (188 thousand barrels per day) and Ecuador (174 thousand barrels per day). Total crude oil imports averaged 7,270 thousand barrels per day in February, which is a decrease of 683 thousand barrels per day from January 2013.

Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum in February; exporting 3,416 thousand barrels per day to the United States. The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Saudi Arabia with 1,032 thousand barrels per day.

Crude Oil Imports (Top 15 Countries)


(thousand barrels per day)
Country Feb-13 Jan-13 YTD 2013 Feb-12 YTD 2012
CANADA 2,815 2,697 2,753 2,517 2,487
SAUDI ARABIA 1,028 967 996 1,407 1,415
MEXICO 869 1,004 940 1,009 1,002
VENEZUELA 579 871 732 890 783
IRAQ 529 419 471 271 333
COLOMBIA 360 323 341 445 423
KUWAIT 255 389 326 252 303
NIGERIA 194 440 323 352 402
ANGOLA 188 198 193 223 288
ECUADOR 174 240 209 238 166
BRAZIL 69 73 71 281 295
RUSSIA 58 33 45 32 81
AZERBAIJAN 37 33 35 36 18
ARGENTINA 36 13 24 34 37
CHAD 21 62 42 33 32

Total Imports of Petroleum (Top 15 Countries)


(thousand barrels per day)
Country Feb-13 Jan-13 YTD 2013 Feb-12 YTD 2012
CANADA 3,416 3,433 3,425 3,048 3,027
SAUDI ARABIA 1,032 979 1,004 1,420 1,421
MEXICO 978 1,068 1,025 1,081 1,098
VENEZUELA 601 898 757 931 838
IRAQ 529 419 471 271 333
RUSSIA 454 327 387 288 435
COLOMBIA 366 351 358 472 451
KUWAIT 255 389 326 252 303
NIGERIA 255 479 372 353 431
ANGOLA 198 223 211 230 302
ECUADOR 174 240 209 244 170
NETHERLANDS 120 120 120 92 97
UNITED KINGDOM 95 116 106 127 148
BRAZIL 79 106 93 286 304
KOREA, SOUTH 54 33 43 22 18

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

Company Level Imports

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Explanatory Notes

Sources  - Energy Information Administration (EIA) petroleum imports data are available at the company level. The data source is the Form EIA-814, "Monthly Imports Report."

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