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Old 10-25-2010 | 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Dubes
This is correct, Canada has a large concentration of oil sands, similar to heavy crude oil. We also import a lot of our oil from Mexico as well. Here's a list from the EIA which is as accurate as you can get when it comes to measuring imports:

Crude Oil and Total Petroleum Imports Top 15 Countries
So why the high prices in gas? Is it b/c of the high cost to lower or extract the sulfur that's in the crude? Nigeria has the lowest percentage while Venezuela has the highest.



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