Baghdad: Iraq ranked third among the top oil exporters to the United States last week, marking a significant increase, according to figures released Sunday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). According to National Iraqi News Agency, the EIA reported that U.S. crude oil imports averaged 5.692 million barrels per day (bpd) last week from eight major countries, an increase of 335,000 bpd from the previous week's 5.337 million bpd. The statistics revealed that Iraq's oil exports to the U.S. averaged 378,000 bpd, showing a substantial rise of 286,000 bpd from the previous week's 92,000 bpd, thereby placing Iraq third among oil exporters to the United States. The EIA also noted that the largest share of U.S. oil imports last week came from Canada, followed by Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil. Furthermore, the table indicated that U.S. crude oil imports continued from Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela, while no imports were recorded from Ecuador or Libya last week.