Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in December 2023 show that one country, Canada, exported more than one million barrels per day to the United States (see table below). The top five exporting countries accounted for 83% of United States crude oil imports in December while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 93% of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top five sources of U.S. crude oil imports for December were Canada (3.9 million b/d), Mexico (755,000 b/d), Brazil (277,000 b/d), Saudi Arabia (245,000 b/d), and Colombia (164,000 b/d). The remaining top ten sources, in order, were Venezuela (161,000 b/d), Guyana (147,000 b/d), Iraq (144,000 b/d), Libya (113,000 b/d), and Ecuador (103,000 b/d). Total crude oil imports averaged 6.4 million b/d in December, which was a decrease of 518,000 b/d from imports during November 2023.
Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum to the United States in December; exporting 4.5 million b/d. The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Mexico with 921,000 b/d.
A small amount of Russian crude oil entered the United States in November 2023 from the Bahamas. The oil originated in Russia and was exported to the Bahamas prior to the signing of Executive Order 14066 on March 8, 2022.
Crude oil imports (Top 15 countries)(thousand barrels per day) |
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Country | Dec-23 | Nov-23 | YTD 2023 | Dec-22 | YTD 2022 |
Canada | 3,854 | 4,356 | 3,874 | 3,533 | 3,798 |
Mexico | 755 | 729 | 733 | 576 | 637 |
Brazil | 277 | 248 | 185 | 148 | 145 |
Saudi Arabia | 245 | 251 | 349 | 500 | 456 |
Colombia | 164 | 259 | 202 | 215 | 223 |
Venezuela | 161 | 147 | 133 | - | - |
Guyana | 147 | 141 | 98 | 100 | 77 |
Iraq | 144 | 137 | 213 | 276 | 244 |
Libya | 113 | 95 | 80 | 93 | 79 |
Ecuador | 103 | 100 | 128 | 140 | 142 |
Nigeria | 102 | 151 | 153 | 134 | 94 |
Ghana | 72 | 22 | 38 | 47 | 56 |
Argentina | 71 | 84 | 53 | 60 | 62 |
Trinidad And Tobago | 47 | 34 | 37 | 63 | 44 |
United Arab Emirates | 39 | 17 | 17 | - | 12 |
Total imports of petroleum (Top 15 countries)(thousand barrels per day) |
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Country | Dec-23 | Nov-23 | YTD 2023 | Dec-22 | YTD 2022 |
Canada | 4,471 | 4,820 | 4,423 | 4,160 | 4,365 |
Mexico | 921 | 870 | 910 | 762 | 808 |
Brazil | 398 | 346 | 257 | 189 | 193 |
Saudi Arabia | 352 | 318 | 439 | 605 | 559 |
Iraq | 223 | 178 | 316 | 326 | 311 |
Colombia | 196 | 289 | 228 | 218 | 242 |
Venezuela | 164 | 147 | 134 | - | - |
Guyana | 147 | 141 | 98 | 100 | 77 |
India | 133 | 57 | 108 | 71 | 68 |
Nigeria | 119 | 160 | 160 | 134 | 105 |
Bahamas, The | 115 | 51 | 35 | 119 | 32 |
Libya | 113 | 95 | 80 | 93 | 79 |
Korea, South | 106 | 114 | 125 | 117 | 121 |
Ecuador | 103 | 117 | 140 | 178 | 169 |
Kuwait | 100 | 37 | 46 | 61 | 42 |
Note: The data in the tables above exclude oil imports into the U.S. territories.
Crude oil imports from Persian Gulf 2016 (discontinued)
Explanatory notes
Sources - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) petroleum imports data are available at the company level. The data source is the Form EIA-814, "Monthly Imports Report."