Monthly U.S. crude oil imports from OPEC fall to a 30-year low
Monthly U.S. crude oil imports from OPEC fall to a 30-year low U.S. imports of crude oil from members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in March 2019 totaled 1.5 million barrels per day (b/d), their lowest level since March 1986, based on data in EIA's Petroleum Supply Monthly. U.S. crude oil imports from OPEC members have generally fallen over the previous decade as domestic crude oil production has increased