
Part B: NOT Seasonally Adjusted
January 2015

 Exhibit 17a. Imports of Crude Oil by Selected Countries


Quantity in Thousands
of barrels

                               January         December
Country                        2015            2014

Total                                   222,776         247,395

OPEC                                     80,750          94,575
                                            (-)               1
Algeria                                   2,357           4,248
Angola                                    9,604           8,179
Ecuador                                     (-)             (-)
Iran                                      5,084          12,170
Iraq                                      9,584           7,349
Kuwait                                      286             543

Libya                                       994           3,649
Nigeria                                     (-)             (-)
Qatar                                    28,625          33,215
Saudi Arabia                                (-)             (-)
United Arab Emirates                     24,218          25,222
Venezuela                               142,025         152,820

Non-OPEC                                142,025         152,820
                                            934             700
Argentina                                   (-)             (-)
Azerbaijan                                  (-)             (-)
Bolivia                                   5,555           6,284
Brazil                                   94,540         103,248
Canada                                    1,423           2,392

Chad                                     11,591          13,038
Colombia                                    458              90
Congo (Brazzaville)                         (-)             (-)
Congo (Kinshasa)                            (-)             (-)
Equatorial Guinea                           (-)             (-)

Gabon                                       (-)             (-)
Ghana                                       (-)             248
Guatemala                                 1,319             901
Indonesia                                   (-)             (-)
Kazakhstan                               23,626          25,221

Mexico                                      (-)             (-)
Norway                                      (-)             (-)
Oman                                        512             399
Peru                                        712               1
Russia                                      (-)             (-)

Thailand                                    361             (-)
Trinidad and Tobago                         511             (-)
United Kingdom                              (-)             299
Vietnam                                     (-)             (-)
Yemen                                       481             (-)

Non-OPEC                                142,025         152,820
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Customs Value in
Thousands of dollars

                               January         December
Country                        2015            2014

Total                                13,133,885      18,218,785

OPEC                                  5,169,690       7,448,187

Algeria                                     (-)              10
Angola                                    2,357         366,104
Ecuador                                   9,604         516,243
Iran                                        (-)             (-)
Iraq                                      5,084       1,044,635
Kuwait                                    9,584         643,386

Libya                                       286          42,348
Nigeria                                     994         299,876
Qatar                                       (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                             28,625       2,788,641
United Arab Emirates                        (-)             (-)
Venezuela                                24,218       1,746,943

Non-OPEC                                142,025      10,770,598

Argentina                                   934          54,354
Azerbaijan                                  (-)             (-)
Bolivia                                     (-)             (-)
Brazil                                    5,555         534,953
Canada                                   94,540       6,974,593

Chad                                      1,423         199,966
Colombia                                 11,591         951,982
Congo (Brazzaville)                         458           7,334
Congo (Kinshasa)                            (-)             (-)
Equatorial Guinea                           (-)             (-)

Gabon                                       (-)             (-)
Ghana                                       (-)             (-)
Guatemala                                   (-)          14,893
Indonesia                                 1,319          68,865
Kazakhstan                                  (-)             (-)

Mexico                                   23,626       1,914,204
Norway                                      (-)             (-)
Oman                                        (-)             (-)
Peru                                        512          26,101
Russia                                      712              87

Thailand                                    (-)             (-)
Trinidad and Tobago                         361             (-)
United Kingdom                              511             (-)
Vietnam                                     (-)          23,266
Yemen                                       (-)             (-)

Other Non-OPEC                           21,218             (-)

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C.I.F. Value in
Thousands of dollars

                               January         December
Country                        2015            2014

Total                                13,651,451      18,813,511

OPEC                                  5,373,791       7,677,746

Algeria                                     (-)              10
Angola                                  165,240         372,677
Ecuador                                 613,096         538,960
Iran                                        (-)             (-)
Iraq                                    432,874       1,071,293
Kuwait                                  732,295         661,926

Libya                                    23,020          43,252
Nigeria                                  75,015         310,559
Qatar                                       (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                          2,031,507       2,880,368
United Arab Emirates                        (-)             (-)
Venezuela                             1,300,744       1,798,701

Non-OPEC                              8,277,660      11,135,765

Argentina                                55,437          57,822
Azerbaijan                                  (-)             (-)
Bolivia                                     (-)             (-)
Brazil                                  349,422         552,570
Canada                                5,426,758       7,246,975

Chad                                     93,966         205,704
Colombia                                638,257         982,171
Congo (Brazzaville)                      37,972           7,419
Congo (Kinshasa)                            (-)             (-)
Equatorial Guinea                           (-)             (-)

Gabon                                       (-)             (-)
Ghana                                       (-)             (-)
Guatemala                                   (-)          15,203
Indonesia                                99,817          71,975
Kazakhstan                                  (-)             (-)

Mexico                                1,441,139       1,944,443
Norway                                      (-)             (-)
Oman                                        (-)             (-)
Peru                                     25,892          27,241
Russia                                   38,052              87

Thailand                                    (-)             (-)
Trinidad and Tobago                      21,150             (-)
United Kingdom                           28,581             (-)
Vietnam                                     (-)          24,154
Yemen                                       (-)             (-)

Other Non-OPEC                           21,218             (-)


SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-15-34, BEA-15-9), Bureau of the Census, Economic
Indicators Division, January 2015.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Economic Indicators Division.
