July 2017 Import Highlights

Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in July 2017 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 77% of United States crude oil imports in July 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 July were Canada (3.2 million b/d), Saudi Arabia (795,000 b/d), Iraq (756,000 b/d), Venezuela (655,000 b/d), and Mexico (588,000 b/d). The remaining top ten sources, in order, were Colombia (332,000 b/d), Brazil (329,000 b/d), Kuwait (206,000 b/d), Nigeria (204,000 b/d), and Angola (187,000 b/d). Total crude oil imports averaged 7.8 million b/d in July, which was a decrease of 185,000 b/d from imports during June 2017.

Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum to the United States in July; exporting 3.8 million b/d. The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Saudi Arabia with 795,000 b/d.

Crude oil imports (Top 15 countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	Jul-17	Jun-17	YTD 2017	Jul-16	YTD 2016
Canada	3,241	3,270	3,424	2,932	3,182
Saudi Arabia	795	1,015	1,128	1,051	1,112
Iraq	756	570	619	369	368
Venezuela	655	616	697	851	738
Mexico	588	676	607	632	603
Colombia	332	313	346	497	481
Brazil	329	162	202	141	133
Kuwait	206	162	173	323	207
Nigeria	204	284	277	272	226
Angola	187	178	105	287	178
Ecuador	160	212	208	228	243
Libya	108	38	44	0	9
Algeria	89	165	91	79	28
Russia	67	80	44	64	34
United Arab Emirates	29	14	14	0	7

Total imports of petroleum (Top 15 countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	Jul-17	Jun-17	YTD 2017	Jul-16	YTD 2016
Canada	3,768	3,804	4,015	3,436	3,747
Saudi Arabia	795	1,015	1,130	1,053	1,123
Iraq	756	587	624	390	371
Venezuela	686	663	748	933	797
Mexico	668	784	702	733	692
Brazil	376	202	222	158	150
Russia	358	503	374	531	442
Colombia	357	334	373	536	522
Nigeria	241	320	298	299	255
Algeria	215	254	211	191	151
Kuwait	206	162	173	323	207
Angola	189	178	110	299	186
Ecuador	166	212	209	234	245
India	121	107	87	134	93
United Kingdom	113	126	127	92	120

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