Oil Imports
U.S. crude oil and petroleum product imports, tracked daily by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), measure America's reliance on foreign energy sources. The data encompasses crude oil (approximately 75% of imports) and refined products (25%), categorized by API gravity, sulfur content, and product type. Import sources show significant geographic diversification: Canada (51%), Mexico (11%), Saudi Arabia (5%), and others, reflecting both geopolitical relationships and market conditions. Volume patterns demonstrate seasonal variations (peak in winter), regional differences (PADD districts), and refinery capacity utilization rates. The metric includes strategic petroleum reserve movements, domestic production offsets (12.9 million barrels/day in 2023), and export volumes. Historical trends show declining import dependence since 2005 peak, driven by domestic shale oil production growth. This data strongly influences energy security policy, trade balances, and environmental considerations, with detailed analysis of carbon intensity by source country and transportation method.
257,528,000 barrels
in Dec 2024
Source: US Energy Information Administration
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