April 2017 Import Highlights

Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in April 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 83% of United States crude oil imports in April 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 April were Canada (3.4 million b/d), Saudi Arabia (1.2 million b/d), Venezuela (812,000 b/d), Iraq (790,000 b/d), and Mexico (605,000 b/d). The remaining top ten sources, in order, were Colombia (401,000 b/d), Nigeria (305,000 b/d), Ecuador (180,000 b/d), Brazil (146,000 b/d), and Kuwait (101,000 b/d). Total crude oil imports averaged 8.1 million b/d in April, which was an increase of 82,000 b/d from imports during March 2017.

Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum to the United States in April; exporting 3.9 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	Apr-17	Mar-17	YTD 2017	Apr-16	YTD 2016
Canada	3,352	3,509	3,473	3,038	3,334
Saudi Arabia	1,154	1,173	1,251	1,139	1,118
Venezuela	812	701	724	741	722
Iraq	790	543	595	349	303
Mexico	605	550	578	700	600
Colombia	401	317	349	334	448
Nigeria	305	330	293	218	208
Ecuador	180	278	214	176	256
Brazil	146	225	200	138	136
Kuwait	101	219	168	196	202
Angola	84	27	66	217	166
Algeria	48	52	73	20	19
Libya	35	16	23	0	0
Russia	30	23	19	57	26
Ghana	27	32	23	0	0

Total imports of petroleum (Top 15 countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	Apr-17	Mar-17	YTD 2017	Apr-16	YTD 2016
Canada	3,887	4,065	4,104	3,558	3,937
Saudi Arabia	1,154	1,173	1,251	1,154	1,134
Venezuela	857	764	780	788	777
Iraq	811	544	600	349	303
Mexico	680	630	663	788	675
Colombia	417	338	374	386	491
Nigeria	332	342	309	243	234
Russia	308	379	339	509	413
Ecuador	180	278	214	182	257
Korea, South	174	107	113	114	91
Brazil	168	229	217	160	147
Algeria	153	193	203	137	146
United Kingdom	123	120	120	149	120
Kuwait	101	219	168	199	203
Norway	86	12	67	89	88

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