May 2017 Import Highlights

Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in May 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 79% of United States crude oil imports in May while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 93% of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top five sources of U.S. crude oil imports for May were Canada (3.6 million b/d), Saudi Arabia (1.1 million b/d), Venezuela (708,000 b/d), Mexico (669,000 b/d), and Iraq (619,000 b/d). The remaining top ten sources, in order, were Colombia (378,000 b/d), Nigeria (281,000 b/d), Ecuador (230,000 b/d), Kuwait (174,000 b/d), and Brazil (122,000 b/d). Total crude oil imports averaged 8.4 million b/d in May, which was an increase of 267,000 b/d from imports during April 2017.

Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum to the United States in May; exporting 4.1 million b/d. The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Saudi Arabia with 1.1 million b/d.

Crude oil imports (Top 15 countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	May-17	Apr-17	YTD 2017	May-16	YTD 2016
Canada	3,569	3,352	3,492	3,019	3,270
Saudi Arabia	1,093	1,154	1,218	1,170	1,129
Venezuela	708	812	721	752	728
Mexico	669	605	597	566	593
Iraq	619	790	600	555	355
Colombia	378	401	355	558	470
Nigeria	281	305	290	241	215
Ecuador	230	180	217	225	250
Kuwait	174	101	169	177	197
Brazil	122	146	184	87	126
Angola	105	84	74	161	165
Algeria	87	48	76	0	15
Russia	85	30	33	11	23
Libya	67	35	32	59	12
Azerbaijan	34	0	7	0	14

Total imports of petroleum (Top 15 countries) (thousand barrels per day)
Country	May-17	Apr-17	YTD 2017	May-16	YTD 2016
Canada	4,123	3,887	4,108	3,571	3,862
Saudi Arabia	1,109	1,154	1,222	1,171	1,141
Mexico	810	680	693	676	675
Venezuela	767	857	777	787	779
Iraq	619	811	604	555	355
Colombia	424	417	384	570	507
Russia	401	308	352	435	418
Nigeria	294	332	306	297	247
Ecuador	230	180	217	230	252
Algeria	196	153	201	102	137
Kuwait	174	101	169	177	197
United Kingdom	167	123	130	106	117
Korea, South	158	174	123	147	103
Brazil	132	168	199	110	140
Angola	105	84	80	161	175

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