Otmane El Rhazi : EIA tracking tool shows light-sweet crude oil imports to Gulf Coast virtually eliminated

Otmane El Rhazi from Today in Energy.



The increase in U.S. shale and tight crude oil production has resulted in a decrease of crude oil imports to the U.S. Gulf Coast area, particularly for light-sweet and light-sour crude types. These trends are visualized in EIA's crude import tracking tool, which allows for time-series analysis of crude oil imported to the United States.