To meet demand, crude oil and petroleum products were imported at the all-time high rate of 10.4 million barrels per day in 1998, while exports measured 0.9 million barrels per day.
Between 1985 and 1998, the rate of net importation of crude oil and products more than doubled from 4.3 million barrels per day to 9.5 million barrels per day.
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The biggest single oil import source of USA is Canada, which caters for 15.1 percent of US oil needs. USA imports 12.9 percent of its oil from middle east, of which 8.1 percent is provided by Saudi Arabia alone.
U.S. imports of linseed oil were 165,107 metric tons in 2001
Japan was aggressively attacking China and threatening other countries in Asia. Since Japan must import most industrial products, the US could stop their expansion by cutting off the oil.
one half
Textile products, wood, and copper.
around 82%
3%
2,149 barrels per day according to the US Dpt. of Energy
We import most of our oil from Canada. We are also the world's number two EXPORTER of oil.
The biggest single oil import source of USA is Canada, which caters for 15.1 percent of US oil needs. USA imports 12.9 percent of its oil from middle east, of which 8.1 percent is provided by Saudi Arabia alone.
Import, form Saudi Arabia
Yes
oil
to meet the gas and oil demands of the public
1984
In 1996, the US imported about 2,747,839,000 barrels of crude oil.
The US is vulnerable to OPEC because of the oil import. There is about 40% oil in OPEC countries.