USAFacts – “In 2025, the US exported more crude oil and petroleum products than it imported. Petroleum and petroleum product exports totaled about 10.7 million barrels per day, while imports were about 7.9 million barrels a day. That’s a -2.8 million barrel a day difference. Crude oil is a fossil fuel that can be refined into petroleum products such as jet fuel and gasoline. The US used to consistently import more petroleum and crude oil than it exported. But exports exceeded imports starting in October 2019. It’s been a net exporter in all but seven months since then.
- In 2025, the US exported 35% more oil than it imported. US imports and exports of crude oil and petroleum products in barrels, January 1981–December 2025
- Crude oil comprised 78% of US imports in the category, while other petroleum products were the largest export, at 63% in 2025…”