Washington: The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced a decline in Iraq’s oil exports to the United States during the past week, as part of a broader drop in Washington’s crude imports.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, the EIA’s weekly report stated that the average U.S. imports of crude oil from seven major countries reached 4.67 million barrels per day. This figure represents a reduction of about 219,000 barrels per day compared to the previous week’s 4.889 million barrels per day.

The report highlighted that U.S. imports of Iraqi crude fell to 149,000 barrels per day, marking a decrease of 46,000 barrels per day from the prior week when they amounted to 195,000 barrels per day.

The administration noted that Canada was the top supplier of oil to the United States during the past week, followed by Saudi Arabia, then Mexico, and Nigeria. Additionally, the report indicated that U.S. crude imports continued from Ecuador and Venezuela, while no imports were recorded from Libya, Brazil
, or Colombia during the same period.

The United States relies on oil imports from ten main countries to meet part of its needs, as its daily consumption stands at around 20 million barrels, making it the world’s largest oil consumer.