US crude oil imports fall in April from yr earlier

* US oil imports down for second month in a row
* Canada top foreign supplier to US, Saudi Arabia second

WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil imports fell
in April, dropping 124,000 barrels per day from a year earlier,
the Energy Information Administration said on Thursday.
Crude imports averaged 8.591 million bpd in April, the
second consecutive monthly decline.
The drop coincided with a decrease in April oil demand, with
oil use down 1.77 percent from a year ago.
Canada remained the United States' biggest foreign supplier
in April, exporting 2.421 million bpd, up 342,000 bpd from a
year earlier.
Saudi Arabia was the second-largest oil supplier to the
United States during the month, exporting 1.587 million bpd, up
498,000 bpd from last year.

Crude Oil Imports (Top 15 Countries)
(thousand barrels per day)
Country Apr-12 Mar-12 YTD 2012 Apr-11 YTD 2011
CANADA 2,421 2,463 2,464 2,079 2,142
SAUDI ARABIA 1,587 1,372 1,447 1,089 1,102
MEXICO 953 949 976 973 1,097
VENEZUELA 835 936 835 902 923
COLOMBIA 430 423 425 462 328
NIGERIA 424 337 391 856 902
IRAQ 395 386 362 519 411
KUWAIT 234 460 326 78 127
ANGOLA 233 170 244 277 296
BRAZIL 215 344 288 210 201
ECUADOR 201 174 177 142 175
RUSSIA 106 88 89 288 203
ALGERIA 104 184 132 207 251
LIBYA 68 60 39 0 19
CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE) 58 6 42 86 64
Note: The data in the tables above exclude oil imports into the
U.S. territories.

(Reporting by Ayesha Rascoe)