What nations does America import the most oil from?

[HankReardon]

I have been searching for a percentage breakdown on what nations import oil to the United States. I would really appreciate some help on this. As of now I am thinking most of America's imported oil comes from Venezuela, Mexico and Canada, but I need to see solid data on this. Thanks.

[albertabound]

http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~33~1799575,00.html

Hank, you may find this article of interest.

[buccaneer81]

Believe it or not, Canada.

[albertabound]

What did you expect, maple syrup and back bacon? lol

[DefCon]

For the most part, they are foreign nations.

[MangoCrazy]

Canada. By far the most. I'll try and find a reference for you.

[MangoCrazy]

Here's the reference:

http://www.ott.doe.gov/facts/archives/fotw246.shtml

From the US DOE. Data through 2002.

[HankReardon]

Thank you, a liberal as suggested that the terrorist attacked us because of our dependence on Middle East oil. Any Canadian terrorist on the horizon?

[buccaneer81]

LOL! I'm class of 1985 Mount Allison University. I lived through the Hatfield era in New Brunswick.

[maestro]

What nations does America import the most 'foreign-refined-gas/petrol' from?

/sarcasm?

[HankReardon]

Thank you! I love Free Republic!

[spyone]

No, definitely not Canada. Saudi is in the top 2 or 3. Last month they were #1. Venezuala is in the top three. Canada is 3 or 4 but will rise due to the oil sands.

[MD_Willington_1976]

Hehe...How's the tarsand working out...cant go anywhere in Alberta without finding natural gas or oil...Everywhere we looked (Geco-Prakla) we found something...

[wysiwyg]

What did you expect, maple syrup and back bacon? lol

Four pounds of back bacon
Three French toasts
Two turtlenecks
And a beer ... in a tree

Oh, sorry, wrong season. LOL

[clamboat]

Thank you, a liberal as suggested that the terrorist attacked us because of our dependence on Middle East oil. Any Canadian terrorist on the horizon?

You're not suggesting that we do not have a dependence on Middle East oil, are you?

The link between importing oil and terrorist - I don't get that - but we definitely do have a dependence on middle east oil. The same chart that shows we import the most oil from Canada also shows that we get 13% of our oil imports from Saudi Arabia alone. And Saudi Arabia and Iraq combined account for nearly 18% of our imported oil. That certainly is a dependence - we could not easily replace that 2 million barrels per day.

[DefCon]

2002 Top 10 Countries from which the United States Imports Oil
(thousand barrels per day)

[R W Reactionairy]

Mr. Reardon, with all due respects [and after all you did bag Dagny in Atlas Shrugged] I am not certain that you are asking a meaningful question.

Crude oil is largely fungible [refineries are typically optimized for a certain spec --- hence "largely" not completely.] Other than that the only real differences are transportation costs / availability. Embargoes such as the one in the seventies are a risk, but the net result of that one was minimal.

IMO the risk of war like acts to the tanker fleet is more important than the port from which a cargo embarks.

[Petronski]

The question is irrelevant. Oil is a fungible commodity.

[Graewoulf]

Look in The Oil and Gas Journal.

[Wolverine]

EENC had a major run-up last year....Enterra Energy Trust is engaged in the drilling and operation of oil and gas wells in western Canada, primarily in Alberta, Central Alberta & East Central Alberta.

[MangoCrazy]

True, but it is still "titled" from the originating country because of the extreme variation in composition. Refiners need to know their source prior to "cracking" in order to maximize life of the catalyst. It is not like water. Canada leads and has had the lead for the last several years according to the DOE web site.

[imintrouble]

Thanks for all the information and I have a question.

Isn't the Alberta Oil - Sour Crude and expensive to refine?

Isn't this the lower end of quality oil?

I think Saudi Arabia or Venezuelan is the best quality for our purposes, therefore the total bbs imported should be broken down into types rather than grouped together as if they are the same.

Opinion only and would appreciate knowing answer.

[albertabound]

Read link on post #2

[dufekin]

This graph illustrates the real travesty.

I think these are comparable or correct. It's a bit confusing.

[imintrouble]

Hi alberta bound - Thanks for the response.

I used the Alberta Oil Sands once in a discussion and was slapped down by Candians saying it wasn't worth the mining for import production... that being just last year.

That is why I asked the question, and I did read the article in post #2 - which gives me much hope again and the possibility the last Canadian I discussed this with didn't know his subject.

I have trepidation however that we will be beholden to Canada for anything these days (my opinion only again), because of the ill will being displayed and loudly voiced by Canadians for the people of the United States (you and a few being the lovely exceptions of course!).

I still think the U.S. should have other suppliers than Canada which to me seems "shakey" at best in trade relations. (my opinion only again).

My last opinion which I'll throw in for two cents is:
I wish as much exploration, research and development could be done on alternative fuel sources than fossil and to hell with the oil and where it comes from.

Surely manking can devise some other form of viable human transportation to keep us moving at our rapid pace.

[albertabound]

Billions have been committed and millions are being expended in the expansion of oil sands extraction. Much of the funding and most of the production is fron U.S. based companies. This is another example of how integrated our economies are. It is just good business and business prevails over political posturing.

Canadians do not hate the U.S. Many ( mostly Quebecers) do not agree with U.S. unilateral action in Iraq, (as do many Americans) and the actions of a few Quebecers and the silly words of a few politicians do not represent the Nation. For most of us, it would be like slapping your brother.

Trade between Canada and the U.S amounts to over $500 billion dollars annually, $1.2 billion dollars per day, the largest between any two nations in the world, that does not seem "shakey" to me. Until an alternate source of cheap energy has been developed, Oil and natural gas is required to heat our homes and run our transportation systems. Finally, alternate sources of energy are a good thing, but when they take your money on one hand and export terrorists to blow up your buildings in exchange, Americans might just appreciate and respect Canada and Canadians a bit more than they sometimes show.

[albertabound]

http://www.canadianembassy.org/trade/wltr-en.asp

You might also find this of interest.

[imintrouble]

WOW Alberta - you were the right one to come up with all that data. I had no idea the huge trade going on in terms of dollars.

The U.S. doesn't show respect? I thought it was the other way around and that the U.S. was not well informed about Canada, but I have spend five years monitoring what Canadians think of the U.S. and it is not pretty.

Even on Free Dominion you see that it has shown up there and one poster "Rage" has as a signature "667 Neighbour to the Beast"....

There is another site filled with posters who speak the same language as this person.

I tried to have a discussion with Rage after I calmed down from my reaction to his outrageous behavior, but it really went nowhere.

I thought Canada's major complaint is that they were being "ignored" by the U.S. until I dug a little deeper and discovered such animosity simmering away and being fed by those who would love to cease any relationship with the U.S. at all, I was shocked.

I give up on the pretense of friendship and hope there are more people like you who are interested in maintaining a semblance of comraderie, if not honest friendship. I think our economies would suffer if a split were to happen.

I think it is much too late to recapture friendship however, but perhaps trade - productive and worthwhile trade between the two countries will be enough to keep the borders busy with cooperation rather than shutting each other out.

Anyway, it was good to read those stats...thanks again.

[albertabound]

As far as I am concerned this sort of my d*ck is bigger than your d*ck B.S. and back and forth sniping is not represented by the vast number of us North Americans with family and friends on both sides of the border. All my grandkids are Americans, living in New Jersey, my grandparents moved to Alberta from Colorado, over 50,0000 Americans live here in Calgary. If you seek hard enough, you can find hatred and dissent anywhere. I don't like French-Canadians very much, I wish they would separate, but it does not consume me. I perfer to focus on the issues that unite us and not worry about the few bigots out there that get their jollies from squabbling about so called injustices. The same sentiments apply to my attitude towards Americans, I like them, they are good people and going through a tough time right now. I view it as a clash of conservative versus liberal culture which transcends national boundaries. May of the isssues dividing Canadians are also issues dividing Americans. Canadian politics is now swinging dramatically back to the right and I see our relationship with America now going in the correct direction. Both countries have important elections this year, we must kick the liberals out of office and you must re-elect GWB. Sorry for the long post,but This is important, we share a common Continent and we must both continue to work together for our collective good. The future is bright,lets keep it that way.

[albertabound]

http://www.freedominion.ca/recent.php

Try this link. you will find a host of Canadians and Americans that share my views.

[imintrouble]

Thanks for the "assignment" (kidding) - see you in a week or so haha. I have read some of those posts and will get to the others as I have time.

One branch of my family were in Alberta before there were borders and ran cattle deep south into Montana and Wyoming being gone for months at a time. I still have family in Alberta and the original homestead built in 1823 is still standing, with electricity and "questionable" plumbing...

I haven't visited there but we have some pretty good family jokes about it. We are all scattered over Canada and in the U.S. now, but I grew up in Canada.

Many of us are cousins in culture and that dividing line meant little to me until I came upon an anti-American site which for the first time in my life gave me reason to understand what it is like to be the victim of racism or bigotry. It wasn't a pleasant feeling, but I hung in there and learned a great deal about myself.

Strange how some things work. I even wrote to Rage that I have learned more things about myself in studying people I dislike to find out what makes my react that way.... we learn about love from our families and friends and those who care about us....but there is always another side to our personalities, and rarely do we have an opportunity to study those we could literally hate.

I made it a project for a few years and think I have a new perspective on some things now I lacked before.

I do know what I want for the two great nations, and that is to remain bound together for whatever reasons necessary.
We put European nations to shame with the longevity of friendly relations for such a huge border between us, as 200 years have passed without a shot being fired in hate.

Let's keep it that way please....As you write "we must work together towards the collective good." I agree heartily!

Off to do some reading Alberta!!

[albertabound]

see you later

[albertabound]

By the way, we have lots in common, my Grandad ran horses from Olds Alberta to the U.S. Army in Fort Benton Montana. The border meant little in those days.

[Malsua]

Uhm,

I have a question.

We import oil from the United Kingdom? HUH?

Must be those vast oil reserves under StoneHenge.

I guess I'm out of the loop.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Must be those vast oil reserves under StoneHenge.

North Sea Oil. All sea drilling IIRC.

[Malsua]

" North Sea Oil. All sea drilling IIRC."

Yeah, I did some looking. That makes sense now. I was simply floored initially since I don't recall Oil every being found in England/Scotland/Wales.

[DefCon]

UNITED KINGDOM
Oil - production: - - - - - - - 2.541 million bbl/day
Oil - consumption: - - - - - - - 1.71 million bbl/day
Oil - exports: - - - - - - - - - 2.205 million bbl/day
Oil - imports: - - - - - - - - - 1.418 million bbl/day
Oil - proved reserves: - - - - - 4.741 billion bbl
Natural gas - production: - - - 105.9 billion cu m
Natural gas - consumption: - - - 92.85 billion cu m
Natural gas - exports: - - - - - 15.75 billion cu m
Natural gas - imports: - - - - - - 2.7 billion cu m
Natural gas - proved reserves: - 714.9 billion cu m

[kanawa]

Any Canadian terrorist on the horizon?

Yes, but we will cease all operations against your nation if you hand over Lazamataz. He is naughty and needs to be punished.

[kanawa]

Well said !! BTTT

[imintrouble]

I have seen developers' films of the construction in that region with the rigs and platforms - what a huge undertaking in those raging waters in the North Sea.

Amazing what man will do in search of fuel. Still it gives me pleasure the little countries are also counted in oil production. They can compete with the huge countries any day.

It is a bit of a stretch however thinking U.K. = Oil isn't it?

[imintrouble]

LOL Alberta - no doubt our ancestors crossed paths then - I have one old gal I think I take after on my dad's side - who smoked a pipe (always burning her apron when hiding it away if company came by - when the tobacco was still hot)...She produced thirteen children - mostly sons who have gone on to produce the backbone of my family.

Another gal embarrassed her sons when she got up on the makeshift stage to sing at a barn dance and had two different colored shoes on...which could be seen when she was on the podium...

Apparently they had a lot of mail order brides - French girls I think from Quebec, and some immigrants from the old country willing to try their strength in the "wild west".

I wonder if they were able to "return to sender" any of the ones they didn't like haha.

I love those old family stories - I like to think I inherited some of that "in your face" kind of take on life.

My admiration goes out to them all for having such courage and fortitude towards contributing to the building Canada when survival must have mean huge sacrifice. What a heritage.

Also contrary to what I read these days, they traded and even intermarried with the native peoples. I don't know if they were all "close friends", but their lives were intertwined in mutual benefit and the native peoples taught them much about getting through those first winters.

I can't even imagine it when I grumble about frozen fingers!

[albertabound]

Good post, Caught my old grandad tarring the roof of his house, he had hoisted up a 45 gallon drum of tar all by himself, he was in his eighties. he was buried with his boots on.

[imintrouble]

That was a hoot! I can see "grandad" hoising up the tar barrel. Now that took strength!

When some poor soul in my family decided to do our famiiy history it took him a year to get some of the stories straight and even then people were still fighting over "what the truth was" when the family geneological account finally went to press.

I would love to see a collection of some "old timer" stories about the early days of pioneering in the west especially as people had to rely on their own initiative or die.

The stories would make a fine book or ongoing series of books if anyone had the patience to "separate" the feuds which would inevitably erupt among family members hahaha!

Don't you just love those early settlers? When a handshake meant all?

My apologies for veering way off topic...but I couldn't help myself !

[imintrouble]

That was a hoot! I can see "grandad" hoisting up the tar barrel. Now that took strength!

When some poor soul in my family decided to do our famiiy history it took him a year to get some of the stories straight and even then people were still fighting over "what the truth was" when the family geneological account finally went to press.

I would love to see a collection of some "old timer" stories about the early days of pioneering in the west especially as people had to rely on their own initiative or die.

The stories would make a fine book or ongoing series of books if anyone had the patience to "separate" the feuds which would inevitably erupt among family members hahaha!

Don't you just love those early settlers? When a handshake meant all?

My apologies for veering way off topic...but I couldn't help myself !