The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced on Sunday, January 4, 2026, that Iraq ranked as the second-largest exporter of crude oil to the United States over the past week. This puts Iraq ahead of major oil producers like Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and Venezuela in supplying oil to the American market.
According to the EIA data, Iraqi oil exports to the U.S. jumped sharply:
- Iraq exported about 357,000 barrels per day
- This was 176,000 barrels per day more than the previous week, when exports averaged 181,000 barrels
- With this increase, Iraq came second only to Canada among U.S. oil suppliers for the week
The report also showed that total U.S. crude imports from nine major countries averaged 4.332 million barrels per day, which is more than one million barrels per day lower than the week before.
Here’s how the top suppliers ranked:
- Canada: 3.183 million barrels per day
- Iraq: 357,000 barrels per day
- Saudi Arabia: 282,000 barrels per day
- Ecuador: 199,000 barrels per day
- Venezuela: 96,000 barrels per day
Other countries supplying oil included Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, and Nigeria, while no oil imports came from Libya during this period.
The United States remains the world’s largest oil consumer, using around 20 million barrels per day. Iraq’s growing role as a key supplier highlights changing global oil flows, especially as production and exports from countries like Venezuela continue to face pressure from geopolitical challenges.
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