March 2016, Vol. 243, No. 3
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Canada Provides Record-High Share and Amount of U.S. Crude Oil Imports in 2015
Although total U.S. crude oil imports in 2015 continued to be lower than levels reached during the mid-2000s, imports from the United States’ top foreign oil supplier—Canada—were the highest on record, according to annual trade data from EIA’s Petroleum Supply Monthly. Canada provided 4 out of every 10 barrels of oil imported into the United States in 2015. U.S. gross crude oil imports from all sources averaged 7.4 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2015, down 27% since the 2005 high of 10.1 million b/d. As gross crude oil imports decline, a growing share of remaining imports are being sourced from four top suppliers: Canada, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and Mexico. Canada, America

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