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 January 2011 Import Highlights:  Released March 30, 2011

Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in January 2011 has been released and it shows that three countries exported more than 1,000 thousand barrels per day to the United States (see table below). The top five exporting countries accounted for 70 percent of United States crude oil imports in January while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 89 percent of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top five sources of US crude oil imports for January were Canada (2,149 thousand barrels per day), Mexico (1,216 thousand barrels per day), Saudi Arabia (1,099 thousand barrels per day), Nigeria (968 thousand barrels per day), and Venezuela (951 thousand barrels per day). The rest of the top ten sources, in order, were Iraq (470 thousand barrels per day), Algeria (378 thousand barrels per day), Colombia (303 thousand barrels per day), Angola (294 thousand barrels per day), and Brazil (259 thousand barrels per day). Total crude oil imports averaged 9,069 thousand barrels per day in January, which is an increase of 438 thousand barrels per day from December 2010.

Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum in January, exporting 2,826 thousand barrels per day to the United States, which is an increase from last month (2,713 thousand barrels per day). The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Mexico with 1,366 thousand barrels per day.

Crude Oil Imports (Top 15 Countries) (Thousand Barrels per Day)
Country	Jan-11	Dec-10	YTD 2011	Jan-10	YTD 2010
CANADA	2,149	2,064	2,149	1,882	1,882
MEXICO	1,216	1,223	1,216	1,033	1,033
SAUDI ARABIA	1,099	1,076	1,099	958	958
NIGERIA	968	1,024	968	996	996
VENEZUELA	951	825	951	827	827
IRAQ	470	336	470	506	506
ALGERIA	378	262	378	327	327
COLOMBIA	303	220	303	293	293
ANGOLA	294	307	294	268	268
BRAZIL	259	271	259	271	271
ECUADOR	178	192	178	215	215
KUWAIT	147	125	147	66	66
RUSSIA	105	158	105	137	137
ARGENTINA	73	85	73	18	18
AZERBAIJAN	66	18	66	31	31

Total Imports of Petroleum (Top 15 Countries) (Thousand Barrels per Day)
Country	Jan-11	Dec-10	YTD 2011	Jan-10	YTD 2010
CANADA	2,826	2,713	2,826	2,593	2,593
MEXICO	1,366	1,365	1,366	1,131	1,131
SAUDI ARABIA	1,102	1,087	1,102	963	963
VENEZUELA	1,030	917	1,030	911	911
NIGERIA	1,007	1,070	1,007	1,013	1,013
ALGERIA	565	484	565	498	498
RUSSIA	531	514	531	463	463
IRAQ	470	336	470	506	506
COLOMBIA	332	231	332	322	322
ANGOLA	316	319	316	280	280
VIRGIN ISLANDS	276	191	276	308	308
BRAZIL	274	295	274	353	353
ECUADOR	178	192	178	215	215
UNITED KINGDOM	155	236	155	282	282
KUWAIT	147	125	147	77	77

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