As global oil production inches toward 100 million barrels per day, the staggering scale of the industry is revealed in a complex dance of geopolitical power, record-breaking outputs from nations like the US and Saudi Arabia, and a vast network of trade that fuels our modern world.
Key Takeaways
- Global oil production averaged 99.6 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2022, up 4.2% from 2021.
- Saudi Arabia produced 10.6 million bpd of crude oil in 2023, accounting for 12.7% of global output.
- United States oil production hit a record 13.3 million bpd in 2023, driven by shale in Permian Basin.
- Global proven oil reserves stood at 1,732.4 billion barrels at end-2022.
- Venezuela holds the largest reserves at 303.3 billion barrels as of 2022.
- Saudi Arabia’s proven reserves are 258.6 billion barrels end-2022.
- Global oil consumption reached 99.9 million bpd in 2022.
- US consumed 19.0 million bpd of petroleum products in 2023.
- China’s oil consumption hit 15.1 million bpd in 2023.
- Brent crude averaged $82.17 per barrel in 2023.
- WTI crude price averaged $77.58 per barrel in 2023.
- Dubai crude averaged $81.90 per barrel in 2023.
- Global seaborne crude oil trade was 62.5 million bpd in 2023.
- Saudi Arabia exported 7.1 million bpd of crude in 2023.
- US crude exports reached 4.1 million bpd record in 2023.
The global oil industry saw record production and trade alongside stable prices in 2023.
Consumption
1Global oil consumption reached 99.9 million bpd in 2022.
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2US consumed 19.0 million bpd of petroleum products in 2023.
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3China’s oil consumption hit 15.1 million bpd in 2023.
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4India consumed 5.4 million bpd in 2023, up 4.5% YoY.
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5Japan’s consumption fell to 3.2 million bpd in 2023 due to efficiency.
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6Russia consumed 3.8 million bpd in 2022.
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7Saudi Arabia used 3.9 million bpd domestically in 2023.
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8Germany’s oil demand was 2.1 million bpd in 2023.
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9South Korea consumed 2.6 million bpd in 2023.
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10Brazil’s consumption rose to 3.5 million bpd in 2023.
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11Global aviation fuel demand recovered to 6.5 million bpd in 2023.
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12Road transport oil use was 46 million bpd globally in 2022.
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13Petrochemical feedstock consumption grew to 15 million bpd in 2023.
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14Europe’s oil consumption dropped 12% in 2023 due to recession.
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15Middle East consumption grew 2.5% to 8.5 million bpd in 2023.
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16Africa oil demand at 4.2 million bpd in 2023.
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17Gasoline demand globally 26 million bpd in 2023.
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18Diesel consumption 30 million bpd worldwide in 2023.
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19Jet fuel demand 7.5 million bpd in 2023 post-COVID recovery.
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20Heating oil use declined to 3.5 million bpd in OECD 2023.
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21Asia-Pacific ex-China consumption 18 million bpd in 2023.
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22Latin America oil demand 6.5 million bpd in 2023.
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23Naphtha for petrochemicals 7 million bpd globally 2023.
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24OECD Americas consumption 24 million bpd 2023.
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25Non-OECD Asia consumption 36 million bpd 2023.
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26Middle East road fuel demand 5 million bpd 2023.
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27Global LPG consumption 12 million boe/d 2023.
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28Bitumen/asphalt use 1.5 million bpd globally 2023.
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29OECD Europe power generation oil use <0.5 million bpd 2023.
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30US jet fuel consumption 1.6 million bpd 2023.
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Consumption Interpretation
Despite the noble efforts of efficiency drives and economic downturns, humanity's collective car, plane, and plastic habit still guzzles nearly 100 million barrels of oil every day, proving that our global addiction is in remission for some but far from cured.
Prices
1Brent crude averaged $82.17 per barrel in 2023.
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2WTI crude price averaged $77.58 per barrel in 2023.
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3Dubai crude averaged $81.90 per barrel in 2023.
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4OPEC basket price reached $83.38 average in 2023.
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5Urals crude (Russia) averaged $62.50 per barrel in 2023 post-sanctions.
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6Henry Hub natural gas linked to oil prices averaged $2.54/MMBtu in 2023.
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7Dated Brent spot price peaked at $123.96/bbl on 8 March 2022.
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8Global oil futures trading volume hit 1.5 billion contracts in 2023.
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9Crack spreads for gasoline reached $25/bbl average in Q3 2023.
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10Saudi Aramco’s Arab Light price to Asia was $2.50 premium over Oman/Dubai in Jan 2024.
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11WTI front-month futures volatility index averaged 25% in 2023.
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12Brent-WTI spread averaged $4.50/bbl in 2023.
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13Siberian Light crude discounted $30/bbl to Brent in 2023.
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143-2-1 crack spread averaged $18/bbl for US Gulf Coast 2023.
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15Asian gasoline crack spread $15/bbl average Q4 2023.
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16Murban crude futures launched with Oman/Dubai parity in 2021-2023.
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17Dated Brent to Oman/Dubai spread $1.20/bbl in 2023.
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18NYMEX WTI options open interest 1.2 million contracts Dec 2023.
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19Global LNG-linked oil prices averaged $10/MMBtu equivalent 2023.
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20Brent crude low $70.57/bbl on 4 Jan 2023.
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21WTI high $82.64/bbl 3 Sep 2023.
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22Oman crude averaged $78.45/bbl 2023.
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23Global bunker fuel prices $550/MT VLSFO 2023 avg.
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240# Diesel China avg 6800 RMB/ton 2023.
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25ICE Brent prompt spread $0.50/bbl backwardation Dec 2023.
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26NYMEX RBOB gasoline $2.50/gal avg 2023.
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27ULSD NY Harbor $2.70/gal avg 2023.
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Prices Interpretation
Despite a volatile year for crude oil, where geopolitics carved a $30 discount into Russian Urals and natural gas prices whimpered, the relentless global appetite for refined products like gasoline and diesel ensured the refiner's crack spread remained the industry's most reliably cheerful profit margin.
Production
1Global oil production averaged 99.6 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2022, up 4.2% from 2021.
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2Saudi Arabia produced 10.6 million bpd of crude oil in 2023, accounting for 12.7% of global output.
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3United States oil production hit a record 13.3 million bpd in 2023, driven by shale in Permian Basin.
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4Russia produced 10.3 million bpd in 2022 before sanctions impacted output.
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5Canada’s oil sands production reached 3.3 million bpd in 2023, primarily from Alberta.
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6Norway produced 2.0 million bpd of oil in 2023, with Brent Blend as key benchmark.
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7Iraq’s oil production averaged 4.5 million bpd in 2023 despite OPEC+ quotas.
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8Brazil’s pre-salt fields boosted production to 3.2 million bpd in 2023.
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9UAE oil output was 3.4 million bpd in 2023, focusing on ADNOC expansions.
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10China produced 4.1 million bpd in 2023, with Daqing field declining.
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11Kazakhstan’s Tengiz field contributed to 1.8 million bpd national production in 2023.
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12Libya produced 1.2 million bpd in 2023 after political stabilization.
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13Kuwait’s Burgan field supported 2.7 million bpd output in 2023.
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14Qatar produced 1.8 million bpd in 2023, shifting towards LNG.
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15Angola’s output fell to 1.1 million bpd in 2023 due to aging fields.
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16Global refinery throughput was 82.5 million bpd in 2023.
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17US shale oil production from Permian Basin was 6.2 million bpd in 2023.
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18Guyana’s oil production ramped to 0.4 million bpd in 2023 from Stabroek block.
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19Australia’s oil production declined to 0.4 million bpd in 2023.
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20Mexico produced 1.8 million bpd in 2023, down from peaks.
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21Oman output was 1.0 million bpd in 2023.
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22Azerbaijan produced 0.7 million bpd in 2023 from Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli.
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23Colombia produced 0.8 million bpd in 2023.
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24Egypt’s production at 0.6 million bpd in 2023.
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25Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale added to 0.7 million bpd in 2023.
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26UK North Sea production fell to 0.9 million bpd in 2023.
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27Algeria produced 1.0 million bpd in 2023.
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28Global oil production growth forecasted at 1.5 million bpd in 2024.
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29Permian Basin rig count averaged 310 in 2023.
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30Namibia’s offshore discoveries could yield 0.2 million bpd by 2026.
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31Vostok Oil project Russia targets 1.2 million bpd by 2027.
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32Senegal’s Sangomar field started at 0.1 million bpd 2024.
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33Suriname’s Block 58 potential 0.7 million bpd peak.
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34Argentina Vaca Muerta exports pipeline planned for 0.4 million bpd.
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35Indonesia’s oil production at 0.6 million bpd 2023.
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36Thailand produced 0.5 million bpd offshore 2023.
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37Vietnam output 0.2 million bpd 2023.
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Production Interpretation
The global oil industry is a high-stakes poker game where the usual suspects like the US and Saudi Arabia keep raising the bet, while new players like Guyana go all-in and aging fields in places like Angola are slowly folding their hands.
Reserves
1Global proven oil reserves stood at 1,732.4 billion barrels at end-2022.
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2Venezuela holds the largest reserves at 303.3 billion barrels as of 2022.
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3Saudi Arabia’s proven reserves are 258.6 billion barrels end-2022.
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4Canada’s oil sands reserves total 167.4 billion barrels recoverable.
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5Iran possesses 208.6 billion barrels of proven oil reserves in 2022.
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6Iraq’s reserves estimated at 145.0 billion barrels end-2022.
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7UAE reserves at 111.0 billion barrels as of 2022.
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8Russia’s proven oil reserves are 107.8 billion barrels in 2022.
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9Kuwait holds 101.5 billion barrels of reserves end-2022.
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10US proven reserves increased to 44.4 billion barrels in 2022 due to shale.
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11Libya’s reserves stand at 48.4 billion barrels as of 2022.
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12Nigeria has 36.9 billion barrels proven reserves end-2022.
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13Kazakhstan reserves at 30.0 billion barrels in 2022.
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14Brazil’s pre-salt discoveries added to 15.1 billion barrels reserves 2022.
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15Global technically recoverable tight oil resources estimated at 691 billion barrels.
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16Orinoco Belt in Venezuela has 220 billion barrels extra-heavy oil recoverable.
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17Ghawar field in Saudi Arabia holds 75 billion barrels remaining reserves.
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18Permian Basin US reserves at 46 billion barrels proven.
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19Safaniya field Saudi reserves 5 billion barrels.
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20Baku-Supsa pipeline supports 30 billion barrels Azeri reserves.
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21Eagle Ford shale US reserves 11 billion barrels.
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22Johan Sverdrup Norway reserves 2.7 billion barrels.
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23Tupi pre-salt Brazil reserves 8 billion barrels recoverable.
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24Rabi-Kounga Gabon reserves 2 billion barrels.
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25World’s undiscovered oil resources estimated 565 billion barrels.
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26Global oil reserves-to-production ratio 50 years at current rates 2022.
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27Qatar North Field oil rim 11 billion barrels.
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28Prudhoe Bay Alaska remaining reserves 2 billion barrels.
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29Marlim Brazil deepwater reserves 1.2 billion barrels.
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30Troll Norway reserves 2.3 billion barrels.
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31Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli cumulative production 4 billion barrels, reserves 0.5B.
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32Cantarell Mexico reserves declined to 0.5 billion barrels.
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33Dagenham UK reserves small, field maturing.
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34Global heavy oil reserves 3,396 billion barrels in place.
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Reserves Interpretation
Despite sitting on a vast casino of buried wealth, the world is still counting its chips with the nervous energy of someone who knows the game can't last forever, given we have about fifty years left at this table if we keep playing our current hand.
Trade
1Global seaborne crude oil trade was 62.5 million bpd in 2023.
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2Saudi Arabia exported 7.1 million bpd of crude in 2023.
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3US crude exports reached 4.1 million bpd record in 2023.
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4Russia’s crude exports to China surged to 2.1 million bpd in 2023.
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5Iraq exported 3.6 million bpd in 2023 to Asia and Europe.
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6Canada exported 4.2 million bpd mostly to US in 2023.
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7UAE crude exports averaged 2.9 million bpd in 2023.
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8Norway exported 1.9 million bpd to Europe in 2023.
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9Brazil exported 1.5 million bpd in 2023, mainly to China.
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10Kazakhstan exported 1.6 million bpd via CPC terminal in 2023.
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11China imported 11.3 million bpd of crude in 2023, world’s largest.
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12India imported 5.1 million bpd in 2023.
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13EU imported 11.0 million bpd in 2023, down due to sanctions.
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14US imported 6.3 million bpd in 2023 despite production.
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15Japan imported 2.9 million bpd in 2023.
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16South Korea imported 2.6 million bpd in 2023.
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17Iran’s oil exports despite sanctions averaged 1.1 million bpd in 2023.
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18Nigeria exported 1.3 million bpd in 2023 from Bonny Terminal.
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19Angola exports 1.4 million bpd via Punto Fijo 2023.
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20Libya exports recovered to 1.0 million bpd in 2023.
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21Venezuela exports 0.8 million bpd to China/India 2023.
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22Malaysia re-exports 0.6 million bpd Asian cargoes 2023.
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23Global oil tanker fleet capacity 560 million dwt in 2023.
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24Suez Canal oil transit 5.5 million bpd in 2023 pre-Houthi.
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25US Gulf Coast exports to Europe 0.9 million bpd 2023.
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26China’s Teapots imported 1.5 million bpd discounted Russian 2023.
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27Global crude oil imports by sea 42 million bpd 2023.
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28Saudi exports to China 1.7 million bpd 2023.
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29Russian ESPO blend to Asia 0.7 million bpd 2023.
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30US exports to India 0.3 million bpd 2023.
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Trade Interpretation
The global oil trade is a high-stakes game of musical tankers where everyone, from superpowers to sanctioned underdogs, scrambles for a seat at the pipeline, proving that even in a world racing toward renewables, old-fashioned barrels still make the world go 'round.
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