Energy Mechanics · Crude · Exports by destination

Where the light sweet
tight oil goes

CRUDE · EXPORT FLOWS
RELEASE · EIA WPSR · CEMS
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FLOWS · MB/D · BY DESTINATION
STATUS · LOADING
The 1975 export ban was lifted in 2015. Since then, exports have grown to — mb/d — almost all of it light, sweet U.S. shale that domestic Gulf refineries (built for heavy sour) don't want. The crude leaves through Gulf Coast terminals — Corpus Christi and Houston dominate — and lands mainly in Asia and Europe.
Crude export flow color identifies each flow
SOURCE · U.S. DESTINATION · COUNTRY U.S. EXPORTS · MB/D — EIA · WCREXUS2 China PORT · CORPUS CHRISTI — mb/d South Korea PORT · HOUSTON — mb/d Netherlands PORT · CORPUS CHRISTI · ROTTERDAM HUB — mb/d India PORT · HOUSTON · LOOP — mb/d United Kingdom PORT · CORPUS CHRISTI — mb/d Asia + Europe absorb the LIGHT SWEET grade U.S. refineries can't economically run
Total exports
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mb/d · all destinations
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Top destination
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Asia share
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China + Korea + India
Of production exported
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exports ÷ U.S. production
SOURCE · U.S. Energy Information Administration, Crude Oil Exports by Destination, monthly country detail (EIA CEMS). Destination shares are seeded approximations of the most recent published monthly mix; they will be live once update_data.py is extended to pull the monthly country series. Port allocations from EIA Movements by Tanker, Barge, and Rail.
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