Unless this
link is wrong, and given its source it most likely isn't (US Department of Energy, as it's their job to track energy usage), this is imported volume into the US.
Given that this "Top 10" list constitutes as 80% of all oil imports per year to the US, Saudi Arabia and Iraq are the only two on the list from the Middle-East AND combined they only constitute HALF of the supply from Canada, Mexico and Venezuela, the numbers put up mean nothing to the conversation at hand, as importation was the focus of this round of posts. Right?
Do we import more oil from South America than the Middle-East by volume? No. Do we get more oil from North, Central and South America than the Middle-East? ABSOLUTELY.
I've no clue to what the inital numbers were meant to represent, because there's no indication if they are strategic known reserves, total production for x period of time, projected future reserves, etc. Why does this not surprise me...
Yep, I always find it educational to bring in information that has really NOTHING to do with the topic at hand...
