February 2023 Import Highlights

Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in February 2023 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 87% 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 (4.1 million b/d), Mexico (790,000 b/d), Saudi Arabia (388,000 b/d), Iraq (298,000 b/d), and Colombia (201,000 b/d). The remaining top ten sources, in order, were Nigeria (168,000 b/d), Brazil (141,000 b/d), Guyana (139,000 b/d), Ecuador (138,000 b/d), and Venezuela ( 58,000 b/d). Total crude oil imports averaged 6.6 million b/d in February, which was an increase of 319,000 b/d from imports during January 2023.

Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum to the United States in February; exporting 4.7 million b/d. The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Mexico with 957,000 b/d.