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U.S. Oil and Gasoline Import Statistics

Posted by Robert Rapier on April 25, 2008 - 10:01am
Topic: Supply/Production
Tags: eia, gasoline imports, investing, oil exports, oil imports, oil production [list all tags]

I actually started on this post about a year ago, and forgot about it until recently. Here I provide 2007 numbers on the sources for oil and gasoline imports into the U.S., courtesy of the Energy Information Administration.

For 2007, the Top 10 exporters of finished gasoline to the U.S. in million barrels were:

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The Bet

Posted by Robert Rapier on January 2, 2008 - 12:32pm
Topic: Demand/Consumption
Tags: investing, oil prices, saudi arabia [list all tags]

While I won my $1,000 bet on oil prices by a whisker, I know a lot were rooting against me. They should be happy to know that my bad karma is not going to allow me to keep the money. So, the lesson I learned years ago is reinforced: Don't bet.



(*Ed. note: Robert really did miss by a whisker - one trading day - front month crude touched $100 today)

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