# Does the US import a significant amount of Russian oil?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 21, 2005, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-us-import-a-significant-amount-of-russian-oil/300380 "2005-04-21T07:15:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-us-import-a-significant-amount-of-russian-oil/300380/1 "2005-04-21T07:15:04Z")

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If I recall correctly, Russia is one of the world’s largest oil producers. Does Russia export much oil, and does the United States get much from Russia? Does Russian oil have any potential to break OPEC’s ability to effectively control oil prices?

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**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-us-import-a-significant-amount-of-russian-oil/300380/2 "2005-04-21T08:33:53Z")

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Russia is a fair way down [this list](http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/company_level_imports/current/import.html).