November 2015 Import Highlights

Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in November 2015 show that two countries, Canada and Saudi Arabia, exported more than one million barrels per day to the United States (see table below). The top five exporting countries accounted for 84% of United States crude oil imports in November while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 96% of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top five sources of U.S. crude oil imports for November were Canada (3,173 thousand barrels per day), Saudi Arabia (1,232 thousand barrels per day), Venezuela (799 thousand barrels per day), Mexico (632 thousand barrels per day), and Colombia (371 thousand barrels per day). The remaining top ten sources, in order, were Iraq (269 thousand barrels per day), Angola (191 thousand barrels per day), Ecuador (191 thousand barrels per day), Kuwait (140 thousand barrels per day), and Nigeria (72 thousand barrels per day). Total crude oil imports averaged 7,371 thousand barrels per day in November, which was an increase of 250 thousand barrels per day from imports during October 2015.

Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum to the United States in November; exporting 3,609 thousand barrels per day. The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Saudi Arabia with 1,236 thousand barrels per day.

Crude oil imports (Top 15 countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	Nov-15	Oct-15	YTD 2015	Nov-14	YTD 2014
CANADA	3,173	2,947	3,146	2,938	2,840
SAUDI ARABIA	1,232	983	1,045	1,014	1,191
VENEZUELA	799	748	773	744	738
MEXICO	632	686	686	884	784
COLOMBIA	371	200	374	410	297
IRAQ	269	375	209	421	377
ANGOLA	191	181	121	184	137
ECUADOR	191	230	228	114	209
KUWAIT	140	170	207	137	320
NIGERIA	72	37	51	17	53
BRAZIL	68	181	188	221	141
CHAD	63	77	76	48	60
INDONESIA	44	56	33	12	17
AUSTRALIA	36	20	11	-	2
RUSSIA	20	73	27	-	20

Total imports of petroleum (Top 15 countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	Nov-15	Oct-15	YTD 2015	Nov-14	YTD 2014
CANADA	3,609	3,401	3,727	3,466	3,333
SAUDI ARABIA	1,236	983	1,052	1,014	1,199
VENEZUELA	843	802	823	800	794
MEXICO	721	756	757	945	844
COLOMBIA	402	221	392	427	320
RUSSIA	320	278	366	170	327
IRAQ	269	375	209	421	377
ANGOLA	231	193	134	209	152
ECUADOR	191	230	233	120	211
KUWAIT	140	170	207	137	322
ALGERIA	124	76	111	98	109
NIGERIA	114	65	77	55	87
BRAZIL	99	237	215	224	157
UNITED KINGDOM	92	99	122	110	116
KOREA, SOUTH	75	71	100	63	61

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