Crude Oil Imports, 1973 - Present (Thousand Barrels per Day) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total/a/b Total Year/Month Arab OPEC Other OPEC/a OPEC Non-OPEC/a Imports -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1973 Average 838 1,257 2,095 1,149 3,244 1974 Average 713 1,827 2,540 931 3,477 1975 Average 1,330 1,882 3,211 893 4,105 1976 Average 2,378 2,167 4,545 742 5,287 1977 Average 3,136 2,507 5,643 971 6,615 1978 Average 2,930 2,254 5,184 1,172 6,356 1979 Average 3,002 2,110 5,112 1,407 6,519 1980 Average 2,503 1,361 3,864 1,399 5,263 1981 Average 1,774 1,149 2,922 1,474 4,396 1982 Average 736 998 1,734 1,754 3,488 1983 Average 533 944 1,477 1,853 3,329 1984 Average 634 878 1,512 1,914 3,426 1985 Average 300 1,012 1,312 1,888 3,201 1986 Average 854 1,259 2,113 2,065 4,178 1987 Average 965 1,435 2,400 2,274 4,674 1988 Average 1,415 1,281 2,696 2,411 5,107 1989 Average 1,794 1,582 3,376 2,467 5,843 1990 Average 1,864 1,650 3,514 2,381 5,894 1991 Average 1,754 1,622 3,377 2,405 5,782 1992 Average 1,660 1,746 3,406 2,676 6,083 1993 Average 1,661 2,026 3,687 3,100 6,787 1994 Average 1,636 1,944 3,580 3,483 7,063 1995 Average 1,505 1,835 3,341 3,889 7,230 1996 January 1,517 1,854 3,371 3,932 7,303 February 1,285 1,849 3,133 3,479 6,612 March 1,484 1,943 3,427 3,788 7,215 April 1,403 1,842 3,245 4,125 7,371 May 1,643 2,054 3,697 4,332 8,029 June 1,433 1,999 3,432 4,526 7,958 July 1,642 2,076 3,718 4,082 7,800 August 1,599 2,265 3,865 4,177 8,041 Septembe 1,491 1,972 3,463 3,891 7,353 October 1,486 2,019 3,504 4,196 7,701 November 1,432 1,767 3,199 4,145 7,344 December 1,511 1,654 3,166 4,142 7,307 Average 1,496 1,942 3,438 4,070 7,508 1997 January 1,462 1,775 3,237 4,255 7,492 February 1,421 1,920 3,341 4,093 7,434 March 1,506 1,904 3,410 4,344 7,754 April 1,720 2,098 3,818 4,169 7,987 May 1,564 2,510 4,073 4,579 8,653 June 1,650 2,478 4,128 4,631 8,759 July 1,607 2,055 3,662 4,515 8,178 August 1,750 2,280 4,030 4,591 8,621 Septembe 1,839 2,329 4,168 4,672 8,840 October 1,812 2,323 4,134 4,793 8,927 November 1,704 2,141 3,845 4,521 8,366 December 1,649 1,795 3,444 4,208 7,653 Average 1,641 2,134 3,775 4,450 8,225 1998 January 1,660 1,974 3,634 4,551 8,185 February 1,614 1,896 3,510 4,260 7,770 March 1,819 2,175 3,994 3,995 7,989 April 1,821 2,132 3,953 4,570 8,523 May 1,824 2,463 4,287 4,670 8,957 June 2,126 2,081 4,207 4,518 8,725 July 2,313 2,371 4,684 4,625 9,309 August 2,463 2,116 4,579 4,564 9,143 Septembe 2,315 1,749 4,064 4,328 8,392 9-Mo. Av 1,998 2,110 4,108 4,455 8,564 1997 9-Mo. Av 1,614 2,151 3,765 4,431 8,195 1996 9-Mo. Av 1,502 1,985 3,487 4,039 7,527 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) On December 31, 1992, Ecuador withdrew as a member of OPEC. As of January 1, 1994, imports of petroleum from Ecuador appear under imports from Non-OPEC sources. On December 31, 1994, Gabon withdrew as a member of OPEC. As of January 1, 1995 imports of petroleum from Gabon appear under imports from Non-OPEC sources. (b) Excludes petroleum imported into the United States indirectly from members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), primarily from Caribbean and West European ares, as petroleum products that were refined from crude oil produced by OPEC. Notes: Beginning in October 1977, Strategic Petroleum Reserve imports are included. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Source: Energy Information Administration/Petroleum Supply Monthly, Table S3. ------------ For additional information, please contact the Energy Information Administration's National Energy Information Center at (202)586-8800.