Where does the world's oil supply really come from, and how does it flow across the globe?

The graphic below, taken from the excellent 2009 Statistical Review of World Energy from BP, provides the details.

Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2009

The chart shows, for example, that the US receives far more of its oil from Mexico and Canada (roughly 186 million tons annually) than it does from Middle East sources (120 milion tons).

The US also imports about 43 million tons of oil from Europe and North Sea production, but then exports 24.4 million tons back to Europe (both figures excluding Russia).

All told, however, the US imports an average 9.7 million crude barrels a day (switching units of measure) and 3.1 million barrels of refined products, while it exports 139,000 crude barrels per day and 1.8 million barrels of refined product. (Taken from a separate table in the report.)

The full report is available at: 2009 BP Statistical Review of World Energy.

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