Gary
DP Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 20, 2012
- Messages
- 1,486
- Reaction score
- 364
- Gender
- Male
- Political Leaning
- Undisclosed
In 2009 Venezuela only exported 1.75 million barrels per day (bbl/d).. That isn't a lot... and exports have fallen since then.
In 2010, the United States imported 987,000 bbl/d of crude oil and petroleum products from Venezuela, just 8.3 percent of total American imports. Even factoring in 255,000 bbl/d of imports from the U.S. Virgin Islands, which are almost exclusively petroleum products refined from Venezuelan crude, the significance of Venezuela to the American energy sector is in decline (see chart).
In recent years, Venezuela has attempted to diversify its export destinations away from the United States. Besides the United States, other important destinations of Venezuelan petroleum exports include the Caribbean, Europe and Asia (see chart). One of the fastest growing destinations of Venezuelan crude oil exports has been China. In 2010, China imported 125,900 bbl/d of crude oil from Venezuela, up from only 39,000 bbl/d in 2005.
Source: http://www.eia.gov/emeu/cabs/Venezuela/pdf.pdf
The chart shows 2010 Venezuela exports to the following countries: United States 43%; Carribean 34%; Europe 7%; Other Asia 7%; China 6%; Other 3%
These exports exceed Venezuela crude production, therefore it has to be product from Iranian crude.
If someone has evidence of Iran getting gasoline all the way around the world from Venezuela, post it!