March 2017 Import Highlights

Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in March 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 80% of United States crude oil imports in March while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 97% of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top five sources of U.S. crude oil imports for March were Canada (3.5 million b/d), Saudi Arabia (1.2 million b/d), Venezuela (701,000 b/d), Mexico (550,000 b/d), and Iraq (543,000 b/d). The remaining top ten sources, in order, were Nigeria (330,000 b/d), Colombia (317,000 b/d), Ecuador (278,000 b/d), Brazil (225,000 b/d), and Kuwait (219,000 b/d). Total crude oil imports averaged 8.0 million b/d in March, which was an increase of 159,000 b/d from imports during February 2017.

Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum to the United States in March; exporting 4.1 million b/d. The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Saudi Arabia with 1.2 million b/d.

Crude oil imports (Top 15 countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	Mar-17	Feb-17	YTD 2017	Mar-16	YTD 2016
Canada	3,509	3,503	3,513	3,300	3,432
Saudi Arabia	1,173	1,338	1,283	1,265	1,111
Venezuela	701	679	695	773	716
Mexico	550	516	569	575	566
Iraq	543	413	530	365	288
Nigeria	330	213	289	269	205
Colombia	317	370	332	518	485
Ecuador	278	141	225	264	282
Brazil	225	234	218	99	135
Kuwait	219	251	190	123	204
Algeria	52	75	82	19	18
Ghana	32	0	22	0	0
Angola	27	45	59	160	149
United Kingdom	24	0	26	32	17
Russia	23	25	16	23	16

Total imports of petroleum (Top 15 countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	Mar-17	Feb-17	YTD 2017	Mar-16	YTD 2016
Canada	4,065	4,182	4,176	3,882	4,062
Saudi Arabia	1,173	1,338	1,284	1,309	1,127
Venezuela	764	751	755	846	774
Mexico	630	607	657	657	637
Iraq	544	413	530	365	288
Russia	379	319	349	329	382
Nigeria	342	223	301	290	231
Colombia	338	401	360	561	526
Ecuador	278	141	225	264	282
Brazil	229	254	233	112	143
Kuwait	219	251	190	123	204
Algeria	193	234	219	147	148
United Kingdom	120	96	120	141	110
Korea, South	107	113	93	83	84
India	85	68	76	54	63

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