The U.S. imported almost 12 million barrels per day in 2010, according to data for the first ten months of the year. Canada, Mexico and other non-OPEC countries are the top three places from which the U.S. imported petroleum. Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, and Venezuela – which are all OPEC nations – each provided the U.S. with about one million barrels per day of petroleum. Libya, also part of OPEC, provided the U.S. with only 76 thousand barrels per day.

U.S. Imports of Petroleum by Country, First Ten Months of 2010
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Supporting Information

U.S. Petroleum Imports, First Ten Months of 2010
(Thousand Barrels per Day)
OPEC Non-OPEC
Algeria503 Brazil275
Angola409 Canada2,516
Ecuador198 Columbia366
Iraq429 Mexico1,263
Kuwait207 Netherlands117
Libya76 Norway97
Nigeria1,037 Russia626
Saudi Arabia1,090 U.S. Virgin Islands263
Venezuela998 United Kingdom265
Other OPEC3 Other Non-OPEC1,147
OPEC Average4,949 Non-OPEC Average6,935

Source: Energy Information Administration, January 2011 Monthly Energy Review, Table 3.3.

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