You said...." Who bought most of Saddam's oil?"....
My original statement to you was that france ( chirac ) had deals with sadam his good buddy and this could be one of the reasons chirac tried to stop the USA from removing sadam.
As for who buys Iraq oil. Here >>
September 2004 Import Highlights: Released on November 15, 2004
Monthly data on the origins of U.S. crude oil imports in September 2004 has been released and it shows that three countries each exported 1.5 million barrels per day or more of crude oil to the United States; in addition, two other countries exported over 1.0 million barrels per day of crude oil to the United States (see table below). The top sources of U.S. crude oil imports in September 2004 were: Canada (1.711 million barrels per day), Saudi Arabia (1.567 million barrels per day), Mexico (1.527 million barrels per day), Venezuela (1.070 million barrels per day), and Nigeria (1.012 million barrels per day). Rounding out the top ten sources, in order, were Iraq (0.623 million barrels per day), Angola (0.361 million barrels per day), Kuwait (0.327 million barrels per day), Ecuador (0.285 million barrels per day), and Algeria (0.187 million barrels per day). Canada returned as the number one supplier of crude oil to the U.S. reaching their highest average ever, while crude imports from Nigeria set a record-high level for the month. Total crude oil imports averaged 9.667 million barrels per day in September, a decrease of 0.847 million barrels per day from August. The top five origins accounted for 71 percent of U.S. crude oil imports in September and the top ten sources accounted for 90 percent of all U.S. crude oil imports.
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Crude Oil Imports (Top 15 Countries)
(Thousand Barrels per Day)
Country Sep-04 Aug-04 YTD 2004 Sep-03 Jan - Sep 2003
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CANADA 1,711 1,512 1,614 1,538 1,510
SAUDI ARABIA 1,567 1,755 1,475 1,692 1,808
MEXICO 1,527 1,588 1,587 1,631 1,539
VENEZUELA 1,070 1,194 1,290 1,307 1,133
NIGERIA 1,012 1,168 1,085 905 825
IRAQ 623 816 660 362 405
ANGOLA 361 341 309 401 391
KUWAIT 327 191 238 248 216
ECUADOR 285 256 217 167 121
ALGERIA 187 352 225 243 116
COLOMBIA 131 143 145 182 170
BRAZIL 102 50 65 68 47
UNITED KINGDOM 94 174 232 487 392
GABON 94 65 124 102 125
EQUATORIAL GUINEA 79 64 58 98 61
Total Imports of Petroleum (Top 15 Countries)
(Thousand Barrels per Day)
Country Sep-04 Aug-04 YTD 2004 Sep-03 Jan - Sep 2003
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CANADA 2,143 1,982 2,107 2,082 2,030
SAUDI ARABIA 1,732 1,865 1,536 1,749 1,863
MEXICO 1,571 1,647 1,629 1,665 1,591
VENEZUELA 1,281 1,443 1,509 1,547 1,306
NIGERIA 1,076 1,236 1,152 936 860
IRAQ 623 816 662 362 405
ALGERIA 385 536 449 479 408
ANGOLA 382 354 321 401 400
KUWAIT 365 197 248 250 230
VIRGIN ISLANDS 342 355 322 326 285
ECUADOR 285 282 233 173 126
RUSSIA 196 215 228 275 313
UNITED KINGDOM 192 274 354 558 475
COLOMBIA 166 184 173 200 200
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