The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that the United States has not imported any crude oil from Iraq for the fifth consecutive week, according to its weekly report released on Sunday. The administration indicated that the average U.S. crude oil
imports from ten major countries increased last week to approximately 6.127 million barrels per day, marking a rise of 827,000 barrels per day compared to the previous week when the average was 5.3 million barrels per day. Canada led as
the largest crude oil supplier to the U.S. with an average of 3.928 million barrels per day, followed by Venezuela with 618,000 barrels per day, Colombia with 376,000 barrels, and Mexico with 305,000 barrels per day. Guyana ranked fifth with
an average of 281,000 barrels per day, followed by Saudi Arabia at 227,000 barrels, Brazil at 167,000 barrels, Argentina at 141,000 barrels, and Nigeria at 84,000 barrels per day. No imports from Iraq were recorded during the past week. The
daily oil consumption in the United States is estimated at about 20 million barrels, making it the largest crude oil consumer in the world.
