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The US has the most petroleum. However, demand is so high that the US has to import most of the petroleum it consumes.
Because there is not enough produced within the US.
The official reason is national security, so that the US petroleum reserve can be maintained for use in the case of war.
To minimize cost of petroleum production
The US has a great deal of petroleum, and deposits are located all over the US.
Petroleum and petroleum products
Italy's main import is crude petroleum. Other important imports include petroleum gas, cars, packaged medicaments and refined petroleum. By contrast, Italy's main exports are refined petroleum and packaged medicaments.
The major import of Pakistan is Petroleum, Fats, Electronic accessories and automobiles.
Andorra has to import many things because it is an extremely small country. It's largest imports are refined petroleum, crude petroleum, and cars.
Japan's main import is petroleum.
gold, tin, timber, metal, petroleum