EIA: U.S. Crude Imports from Canada, Saudi Arabia Surge


   
Barani Krishnan
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) -- U.S. crude oil imports from Canada and Saudi Arabia 
rebounded sharply during the week ended April 17, while shipments from Brazil 
and Nigeria also saw significant gains, data from the Energy Information 
Administration (EIA) showed Wednesday (April 22).

   Canadian crude imports rose 294,000 bbl to 3.814 million bpd during the 
referenced week, after a 751,000-bpd tumble in the previous week to April 10.

   The latest figure was 17% higher than the 3.258 million bpd imported from 
Canada during the same week one year prior.

   In contrast to the prior week's decline of 340,000 bpd, arrivals from Saudi 
Arabia climbed 266,000 bpd to 515,000 bpd. This volume was more than 73% higher 
than the 298,000-bpd reported during the same period last year.

   Venezuela reported an increase of 87,000 bpd to 499,000 bpd, a more than 
three-fold jump from the 146,000-bpd level recorded a year ago.

   Brazil shipments surged by 197,000 bpd to reach 240,000 bpd during the 
reference week.

   Iraqi arrivals declined by 61,000 bpd to 48,000 bpd. This figure was 
significantly lower than the 170,000-bpd reported during the same week in 2025.

   Mexico added 103,000 bpd to land at 248,000 bpd in the reference week, 
though this remained down from the 381,000 bpd seen a year prior.

   Nigeria shipments returned to a shipment of 136,000 bpd after posting zero 
the week before, while imports from Ecuador and Libya fell to zero.




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