June 2017 Import Highlights

Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in June 2017 show that two countries, Canada and Saudi Arabia, exported more than one million barrels per day (b/d) to the United States (see table below). The top five exporting countries accounted for 77% of United States crude oil imports in June while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 91% of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top five sources of U.S. crude oil imports for June were Canada (3.3 million b/d), Saudi Arabia (1.0 million b/d), Mexico (676,000 b/d), Venezuela (616,000 b/d), and Iraq (570,000 b/d). The remaining top ten sources, in order, were Colombia (313,000 b/d), Nigeria (284,000 b/d), Ecuador (212,000 b/d), Angola (178,000 b/d), and Algeria (165,000 b/d). Total crude oil imports averaged 8.0 million b/d in June, which was a decrease of 387,000 b/d from imports during May 2017.

Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum to the United States in June; exporting 3.8 million b/d. The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Saudi Arabia with 1.0 million b/d.

Crude oil imports (Top 15 countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	Jun-17	May-17	YTD 2017	Jun-16	YTD 2016
Canada	3,270	3,569	3,455	2,995	3,225
Saudi Arabia	1,015	1,093	1,185	1,088	1,122
Mexico	676	669	610	622	598
Venezuela	616	708	704	673	719
Iraq	570	619	595	434	368
Colombia	313	378	348	518	478
Nigeria	284	281	289	234	218
Ecuador	212	230	216	223	245
Angola	178	105	91	128	159
Algeria	165	87	91	42	19
Brazil	162	122	180	159	131
Kuwait	162	174	168	135	187
Norway	83	0	25	35	33
Russia	80	85	40	57	29
Equatorial Guinea	54	21	13	0	7

Total imports of petroleum (Top 15 countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	Jun-17	May-17	YTD 2017	Jun-16	YTD 2016
Canada	3,804	4,123	4,058	3,485	3,800
Saudi Arabia	1,015	1,109	1,188	1,104	1,135
Mexico	784	810	708	739	686
Venezuela	663	767	759	748	774
Iraq	587	619	601	434	368
Russia	503	401	377	472	427
Colombia	334	424	376	583	520
Nigeria	320	294	308	252	248
Algeria	254	196	210	183	144
Ecuador	212	230	216	223	247
Brazil	202	132	196	194	149
Angola	178	105	97	128	167
Kuwait	162	174	168	135	187
United Kingdom	126	167	129	168	125
Norway	122	73	77	113	85

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