The United States imports 9 to 12 million barrels of oil per day.
The top seven countries on the following list account for more than $140 billion worth of oil every year:
- Canada's exports 1,938,000 barrels per day to the U.S. are worth more than $37 billion and account for 16 % of the total trade between the two countries. - EIA.
- Mexico sends more than 1,096,000 barrels per day to the U.S., worth over $22 billion. -EIA.
- Saudia Arabia's economy is fueled by selling 989,000 barrels per day to the U.S. which accounts for 90% of the kingdom's export revenues. - EIA
- Venezuela (Chavez threatens to halt US oil exports, again) sends the U.S. 965,000 barrels per day with an economy heavily reliant on oil for 90% of the country's export revenue.
- Nigeria exports 771,000 barrels per day to the U.S. - EIA
- Angola exports 449,000 barrels per day to the U.S., worth around $9 billion (EIA)...due to unrest in Nigeria, Angola surpassed Nigeria as the largest oil producer in Africa.
- Iraq 448,000 barrels per day, worth over $9 billion (EIA). This makes the U.S. Iraq's number one oil export partner.