U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. imports of Iraqi oil zero for fourth week
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that U.S. imports of Iraqi crude remained zero for the fourth consecutive week, while Canada remained the top supplier at an average of 3.902 million barrels per day.
U.S. Energy Information Administration data showed that U.S. imports of Iraqi crude oil registered "zero" for the fourth consecutive week, according to its latest release.
The report put the average U.S. crude oil imports from ten major countries during last week at 5.300 million barrels per day, down by 107 thousand barrels per day from the previous week, when the average was 5.407 million barrels per day.
The administration said Canada topped the list of U.S. oil suppliers at 3.902 million barrels per day, followed by Venezuela at 571 thousand barrels per day, then Brazil at 183 thousand barrels per day, and Saudi Arabia at 176 thousand barrels per day.
Mexico supplied 154 thousand barrels per day, Colombia 122 thousand, Argentina 100 thousand, Guinea 80 thousand, and Nigeria 12 thousand barrels per day, while U.S. markets recorded no imports of Iraqi crude oil during the referenced period.
It is noted that U.S. daily consumption is about 20 million barrels, making it the world's largest oil consumer.
