U.S. oil and petroleum products imports from Russia monthly 2020-2022

In April 2022, the United States imported about 10.8 million barrels of crude oil and petroleum products from Russia, marking a decrease from the previous month. The May 2021 figure was the highest over the observed period. In total throughout 2021, the imports exceeded 245 million barrels.

The U.S. ban on Russian energy imports

On March 8, 2022, the U.S. government announced a ban on imports of oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and coal from Russia in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Furthermore, the prohibition included new U.S. investment in the Russian energy industry as well as financing foreign companies that invested in energy production in Russia.

U.S. energy imports from Russia

In 2021, the U.S. imports of oil and gas from Russia reached over 4.7 million U.S. dollars. Furthermore, petroleum and coal products’ import value stood at nearly 12.8 million U.S. dollars. At 538 thousand barrels daily, Russia was the third-leading petroleum import partner of the U.S. in 2020, following Canada and Mexico.