In October the US imported 401,452 million bbls of crude oil and products a month worldwide with 43,394 coming from Saudi Arabia. That works out to 10.8%.
Most of our imported oil comes from OPEC.
True, but it is about 50-50. Of course OPEC includes Nigeria and Venezuela. In terms of crude oil and products, then we get most of our supplies from non-OPEC countries.
Why did you add in products? The author said crude oil, not total petroleum products. I was pointing out the author's incorrect statement. Have you looked at the products we get from Mexico? Most of them are residual oil, unfinished oils and other low value products not capable of being used for gasoline or diesel production.
The Saudis send far more of their oil elsewhere.
And if we were more energy independent, even less of it would come to the US.
2006
Mexico -- 575,501
Saudi Arabia -- 519,236
And since the Mexico has continued to decline and Saudi Arabia has grown. Over the last reported 12 months the values for crude oil now stand at:
Nov 2006 - Oct 2007
Saudi Arabia -- 521,814
Mexico -- 514,074
U.S. Crude Oil Imports from Mexico
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/hist/mcrimusmx1m.htm
U.S. Crude Oil Imports from Saudi Arabia
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/hist/mcrimussa1m.htm
The trend is getting worse for funding those that consider us enemies and sending our dollars to foreign nations. It is not a trend that is in our interests.