US oil imports from Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia grow more than average.
BY LBC STAFF
Colombia posted the strongest increase in oil exports to the United States last year among its leading providers, according to a Latin Business Chronicle analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Colombian exports to oil to the United States jumped 65.9 percent last year to $14.6 billion. That led Colombia to move from being the 9th-largest oil provider to the United States to the seventh-largest.
Mexico remains the third-largest oil exporter to the United States (after Canada and Saudi Arabia). Last year, Mexican oil exports to the United States grew 35.4 percent to $39.8 billion.
Venezuela moved up one spot – to fourth from fifth – thanks to seeing its oil sales to the United States grow 36.3 percent to $36.8 billion.
Brazil last year became the 9th-largest oil provider to the United States (up from 10th spot in 2010) thanks to a 27.4 percent increase in oil exports to $9.3 billion.
Ecuador saw a 30.4 percent jump in oil exports to the United States to $7.3 billion, but fell to 13th place thanks to Kuwait growing much faster.
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Top Oil Exporters to the US | |
Billions of US dollars | | |
Rank | Ch | Country | 2011 | Ch |
1 | | Canada | $68.0 | 37.7% |
2 | | Saudi Arabia | $45.7 | 52.3% |
3 | | Mexico | $39.8 | 35.4% |
4 | +1 | Venezuela | $36.8 | 36.3% |
5 | -1 | Nigeria | $30.9 | 12.8% |
6 | | Iraq | $16.9 | 39.7% |
7 | +2 | Colombia | $14.6 | 65.9% |
8 | -1 | Angola | $12.9 | 12.2% |
9 | +1 | Brazil | $9.3 | 27.4% |
10 | +1 | Russia | $8.0 | 21.2% |
11 | +2 | Kuwait | $7.6 | 46.2% |
12 | -4 | Algeria | $7.3 | -23.2% |
13 | -1 | Ecuador | $7.3 | 30.4% |
N/A | | Total US Imports | $331.7 | 31.5% |
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Sources: US Census Bureau, Latin Business Chronicle |
