US Energy Export Potential

Liquid Natural Gas prices in 2017 averaged about $5.50 per million btu. 

Oil Importing Countries

Below are the 15 countries that imported the highest dollar value worth of crude oil during 2016:

1.    China: US$116.2 billion (17.3% of total crude oil imports)

2.    United States: $108.1 billion (16.1%)

3.    India: $60.9 billion (9.1%)

4.    Japan: $50.8 billion (7.6%)

5.    South Korea: $44.2 billion (6.6%)

6.    Netherlands: $29.3 billion (4.4%)

7.    Germany: $28.7 billion (4.3%)

8.    Italy: $18.9 billion (2.8%)

9.    Spain: $18.7 billion (2.8%)

10. France: $17.9 billion (2.7%)

11. Thailand: $15.2 billion (2.3%)

12. Singapore: $15.1 billion (2.2%)

13. United Kingdom: $14.3 billion (2.1%)

14. Taiwan: $12.9 billion (1.9%)

15. Belgium: $11.5 billion (1.7%)

The listed 15 countries purchased 83.8% of all crude oil imports in 2016 (by value).

None of these top importers experienced a boost in the value of their crude oil purchases from 2012 to 2016.

Among the above countries, the fastest-declining crude oil importers since 2012 were: United Kingdom (down -70.1%), Japan (down -66.8%), Italy (down -66.8%) and the United States (down -66.4%).

http://www.worldstopexports.com/crude-oil-imports-by-country/

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader