February 2017 Import Highlights

Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in February 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 82% of United States crude oil imports in February 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 February were Canada (3.5 million b/d), Saudi Arabia (1.3 million b/d), Venezuela (679,000 b/d), Mexico (516,000 b/d), and Iraq (413,000 b/d). The remaining top ten sources, in order, were Colombia (370,000 b/d), Kuwait (251,000 b/d), Brazil (234,000 b/d), Nigeria (213,000 b/d), and Ecuador (141,000 b/d). Total crude oil imports averaged 7.9 million b/d in February, which was a decrease of 546,000 b/d from imports during January 2017.

Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum to the United States in February; exporting 4.2 million b/d. The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Saudi Arabia with 1.3 million b/d.

Crude oil imports (Top 15 countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	Feb-17	Jan-17	YTD 2017	Feb-16	YTD 2016
Canada	3,503	3,525	3,515	3,670	3,526
Saudi Arabia	1,338	1,344	1,341	1,062	1,058
Venezuela	679	704	692	752	698
Mexico	516	635	579	507	572
Iraq	413	622	523	253	253
Colombia	370	313	340	489	470
Kuwait	251	105	174	300	250
Brazil	234	195	213	149	156
Nigeria	213	315	267	266	175
Ecuador	141	247	197	255	296
Algeria	75	118	97	38	18
Angola	45	104	76	124	146
Chad	32	31	31	134	94
Russia	25	0	12	9	13
Libya	22	19	20	0	0

Total imports of petroleum (Top 15 countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	Feb-17	Jan-17	YTD 2017	Feb-16	YTD 2016
Canada	4,182	4,282	4,235	4,378	4,240
Saudi Arabia	1,338	1,345	1,342	1,067	1,060
Venezuela	751	749	750	802	754
Mexico	607	730	672	558	638
Iraq	413	622	523	253	253
Colombia	401	345	372	525	512
Russia	319	348	334	453	418
Brazil	254	219	235	154	161
Kuwait	251	105	174	300	250
Algeria	234	232	233	180	151
Nigeria	223	332	280	284	204
Ecuador	141	247	197	255	296
Korea, South	113	62	86	63	88
United Kingdom	96	141	120	76	97
Netherlands	81	75	78	89	84

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