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The majority of US oil imports come from Canada. Interesting that oil isn't being considered for (Original Post) mahina Jul 2018 OP
Call it the Koch Brothers rule. Wellstone ruled Jul 2018 #1
Not the majority, but certainly the largest single portion FBaggins Jul 2018 #2
I read you, Canada is the largest single source at 40% of our oil imports but not Over 50% mahina Jul 2018 #3
Oh I understand what you mean now. I'll edit my earlier response. Thanks. mahina Jul 2018 #4
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
1. Call it the Koch Brothers rule.
Sun Jul 1, 2018, 06:11 PM
Jul 2018

or you could call it the Kinder-Morgan rule because they pretty much control the Pipe line operations contracts. Don't forget,Carl Ichan has his ugly fingers in this.

FBaggins

(26,735 posts)
2. Not the majority, but certainly the largest single portion
Sun Jul 1, 2018, 06:20 PM
Jul 2018

Either way... there's no argument that Canadian oil imports are harming US jobs in that industry (which are already expanding more rapidly than their infrastructure can support). So such tariffs wouldn't make sense even to a trump supporter.

mahina

(17,651 posts)
3. I read you, Canada is the largest single source at 40% of our oil imports but not Over 50%
Sun Jul 1, 2018, 06:33 PM
Jul 2018

The largest sources of U.S. imported oil were: Canada (40%), Saudi Arabia (11%), Venezuela (9%), Mexico (8%), and Colombia (4%). According to the American Petroleum Institute, the oil and natural gas industry supports nine million U.S. jobs and makes up seven percent of the nation's gross domestic product.”
Petroleum in the United States - Wikipedia
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Here’s a graph of oil imports since 1995 that shows these imports by country and by percentage:


If you’ve got a better source with differing data I’m all ears.

Here in Hawaii most of the oil comes from Indonesia, on the way to West Coast refineries, but we still pay more than they do.

Oh well!

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