January 2010 Import Highlights:  April 8, 2010
Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in January 2010 has been released and it shows that two countries exported more than 1.00 million barrels per day to the United States (see table below). The top five exporting countries accounted for 67 percent of United States crude oil imports in January while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 90 percent of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top five sources of US crude oil imports for January were Canada (1.882 million barrels per day), Mexico (1.033 million barrels per day), Nigeria (0.996 million barrels per day), Saudi Arabia (0.958 million barrels per day), and Venezuela (0.827 million barrels per day). The rest of the top ten sources, in order, were Iraq (0.506 million barrels per day), Algeria (0.327) million barrels per day), Colombia (0.293 million barrels per day), Brazil (0.271 million barrels per day), and Angola (0.268 million barrels per day). Total crude oil imports averaged 8.454 million barrels per day in January, which is an increase of 0.321 million barrels per day from December 2009.

Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum in January, exporting 2.593 million barrels per day to the United States, which is a decrease from last month (2.649 thousand barrels per day). The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Mexico with 1.131 million barrels per day.

Crude Oil Imports (Top 15 Countries) (Thousand Barrels per Day)
Country	Jan-01	Dec-09	YTD 2010	Jan-09	YTD 2009
CANADA	1,882	2,051	1,882	1,946	1,946
MEXICO	1,033	1,063	1,033	1,299	1,299
NIGERIA	996	1,020	996	488	488
SAUDI ARABIA	958	886	958	1,337	1,337
VENEZUELA	827	772	827	1,172	1,172
IRAQ	506	325	506	568	568
ALGERIA	327	336	327	359	359
COLOMBIA	293	179	293	225	225
BRAZIL	271	181	271	397	397
ANGOLA	268	266	268	527	527
ECUADOR	215	86	215	272	272
RUSSIA	137	168	137	157	157
UNITED KINGDOM	137	67	137	15	15
KUWAIT	66	160	66	225	225
GABON	62	33	62	118	118

Total Imports of Petroleum (Top 15 Countries) (Thousand Barrels per Day)
Country	Jan-01	Dec-09	YTD 2010	Jan-09	YTD 2009
CANADA	2,593	2,649	2,593	2,544	2,544
MEXICO	1,131	1,204	1,131	1,430	1,430
NIGERIA	1,013	1,029	1,013	509	509
SAUDI ARABIA	963	893	963	1,362	1,362
VENEZUELA	911	849	911	1,353	1,353
IRAQ	506	325	506	568	568
ALGERIA	498	544	498	720	720
RUSSIA	463	385	463	516	516
BRAZIL	353	184	353	450	450
COLOMBIA	322	231	322	269	269
VIRGIN ISLANDS	308	289	308	367	367
UNITED KINGDOM	282	199	282	147	147
ANGOLA	280	278	280	543	543
ECUADOR	215	86	215	278	278
NORWAY	126	65	126	90	90

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

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