Crude Oil Imports Released on January 23, 2006 (Top 15 Countries) (Barrels per Day) Country--------------Nov-05 CANADA------------- 1,776,000 MEXICO------------- 1,658,000 SAUDI ARABIA----- 1,267,000 NIGERIA------------- 1,163,000 VENEZUELA-------- 1,009,000 ANGOLA---------------- 641,000 IRAQ-------------------- 572,000 COLOMBIA------------- 281,000 KUWAIT---------------- 273,000 ALGERIA--------------- 265,000 ECUADOR-------------- 264,000 UNITED KINGDOM--- 229,000 EQUAT. GUINEA------ 107,000 NORWAY--------------- 103,000 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO----------- 70,000 Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in November 2005 has been released and it shows that two countries have exported more than 1.5 million barrels per day to the United States. Including those countries, a total of five countries exported over 1.0 million barrels per day of crude oil to the United States (see table above). The top sources of US crude oil imports for November were Canada (1.776 million barrels per day), Mexico (1.658 million barrels per day), Saudi Arabia (1.267 million barrels per day), Nigeria (1.163 million barrels per day), and Venezuela (1.009 million barrels per day). The rest of the top ten sources, in order, were Angola (0.641 million barrels per day), Iraq (0.572 million barrels per day), Colombia (0.281 million barrels per day), Kuwait (0.273 million barrels per day), and Algeria (0.265 million barrels per day). Total crude oil imports averaged 10.265 million barrels per day in November, which is an increase of 0.885 million barrels per day from October. The top five exporting countries accounted for 67 percent of United States crude oil imports in November and the top ten sources accounted for approximately 87 percent of all U.S. crude oil imports.Did anyone notice who our 5th largest importer, with over 1 million barrels per day, is? Venezuela. Is there any wonder why Bush and the neocons would even contemplate 'liberating' Venezuela away from Hugo Chavez?
