What Country is the Biggest Exporter of Oil to the U.S.?

[stormy]

Just keep in mind there are billions of diamonds in the world, the supply is controlled by a few large cartels to keep the price up....couldn't be happening with oil now could it??

 

[Miniv]

Just keep in mind there are billions of diamonds in the world, the supply is controlled by a few large cartels to keep the price up....couldn't be happening with oil now could it??

Exactly, Stormy. Exactly.

 

[tagalong]

That viral email is a combination of true and false information....

http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/bakken.asp

 

[supaspot]

whats the answer then ...who is the biggest exporter to the U.S . ?

 

[Sue_C.]

List of oil exporters to USA

Still Canada, as far as I can find.

 

[Katiean]

Just keep in mind there are billions of diamonds in the world, the supply is controlled by a few large cartels to keep the price up....couldn't be happening with oil now could it??

I have never seen a diamond that I had to have to fill my stomach or my gas tank or heat my home. People can do with out diamonds. If you can not afford them you do not buy them. It is really hard to not be able to put gas in your car to go to work.

 

[supaspot]

I found this out a while back, but was really surprised by what country actually supplies the most oil to the United States. Without looking it up, click on what country you think it is.

Here is the revised link Mary Ann:

http://www.eia.doe.g...ent/import.html

List of oil exporters to USA

Still Canada, as far as I can find.

so why is that surprising ? I was expecting it to be some small country we've never heard of , hence the "surprise"

 

[Sue_C.]

so why is that surprising ? I was expecting it to be some small country we've never heard of , hence the "surprise"

I think the reason it is "surprising" to me is because despite the fact that we produce, refine, and sell HUGE amounts of oil, we ourselves pay MUCH more for our oils/fuels than the Counties we sell/export to.

 

[Sonya]

I think the reason it is "surprising" to me is because despite the fact that we produce, refine, and sell HUGE amounts of oil, we ourselves pay MUCH more for our oils/fuels than the Counties we sell/export to.

...but isn't that because you are paying tax on it for healthcare, etc as Matt said?

 

[Matt73]

It's also surprising because many (including myself) assume it's a Middle East country. That's all.

 

[supaspot]

Im more surprised that you import any oil when you have so much of it yourselves , doesnt seem sensible to take that amount of money out of the country

 

[Sonya]

Does Canada import much oil? I really don't know. I know here in the US there is a whole lot of oil we could be using for ourselves. So why aren't we? The answer depends on who you ask. There are an awful lot of environmental restraints here I can tell you that.

 

[HGFarm]

I knew the answer because I had checked on this a few years back..... Canada, followed by Mexico!

And yes, it is run by a handful that want to suck in as much profit as they can, and are still setting record profits at everyone else's expense.... just like all the big corporations do. Not even going to go there today.... makes my blood pressure go places where it shouldnt.

 

[Sue_C.]

...but isn't that because you are paying tax on it for healthcare, etc as Matt said?

Nope, our gas-specific taxes are supposed to go towards highways, not health care, that is our usual sales taxes, which are incorporated into everything we buy.

 

[Sonya]

Nope, our gas-specific taxes are supposed to go towards highways, not health care, that is our usual sales taxes, which are incorporated into everything we buy.

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I thought I had read that some went to healthcare on this thread. So your sales tax is not providence related like in the US it regulated by the state not federal? It's the same regardless the providence?

 

[Sue_C.]

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I thought I had read that some went to healthcare on this thread. So your sales tax is not providence related like in the US it regulated by the state not federal? It's the same regardless the providence?

There is a federal tax, then there are a couple other provincial taxes; the HST, and GST. The gas-specific taxes are called road-taxes, and as far as I am aware, have nothing to do with health care.

 

[Taylor Richelle]

I'm so scared about how high the gas prices are going up...just listening to my parents talk makes me so upset. They said by Labor day gas is going to be up to $4 a gallon and possibly $5 this summer! Then once that goes up the price of everything else is going up.