US oil imports from Saudi, Mexico down, Canada up

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30 Sep 2010

U.S. crude imports fell last week as less oil reached U.S. ports from Mexico and Saudi Arabia, even as top-supplier Canada slightly boosted shipments, U.S. government data showed. Mexican crude imports slid to just 813,000 barrels per day in the week to Sept. 24 from 1.1 million bpd a week earlier, and an average 1.1 million bpd during 2009, according to weekly preliminary data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Crude imports from Saudi Arabia fell to 614,000 bpd last week, well below an average 1 million bpd during 2009. Canada, the top U.S. supplier, sent U.S.-bound shipments of 1.75 million bpd last week, up slightly from 1.73 million bpd in the previous week, but down from last year's average 1.94 million bpd. EIA data released earlier on Wednesday showed that total U.S. crude imports fell 317,000 last week to 8.97 million bpd.

Source: Reuters