Data released on Sunday by the US Energy Information Administration revealed that American imports of Iraqi crude oil dropped to zero last week, down from 51,000 barrels per day recorded in the preceding week. Meanwhile, total crude imports by the
United States—the world's largest oil consumer at roughly 20 million barrels per day—rose across nine major supplier nations to 6.145 million barrels daily, marking an increase of 1.196 million barrels per day over the prior week's 4.949 million barrels. Canada
remained the leading crude exporter to the US market with 3.891 million barrels per day, followed by Venezuela with 624,000 barrels daily, Nigeria with 376,000 barrels, and Guyana with 354,000 barrels per day. Brazil ranked next with 301,000 barrels daily,
trailed by Saudi Arabia at 228,000 barrels, Mexico at 186,000 barrels, and Argentina at 112,000 barrels, while crude shipments from Colombia stood at 73,000 barrels per day.
