Who are top suppliers of crude oil to the USA? Canada, not Saudi Arabia, is the top supplier in February (2008) according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the U.S. Government.

According to IEA, in 2004 Middle Eastern countries produced 29% of world oil production, North America accounted for 19%, with the remaining 52% dispersed around the globe. All OPEC countries together (including those outside the Mideast) accounted for about 40% of the world’s oil production.

The top countries supplying crude oil to the USA are ranked below:

Canada - 1,920,000 (barrels per day)
Saudi Arabia - 1,614,000
Mexico - 1,231,000
Nigeria - 982,000
Venezuela - 945,000
Iraq - 780,000
Angola - 341,000
Kuwait - 261,000
Colombia - 220,000
Algeria - 191,000
Ecuador - 169,000
Brazil - 169,000
Congo (Brazzaville) - 97,000
Chad - 89,000
Russia - 80,000