Data source: EIA Petroleum Supply Monthly / Note: Rest of U.S. imports went to Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and Atlanta, Georgia, in the first five months of 2024 and went to Newark, New Jersey, and Houston, Texas, in 2023.
August 8, 2024
BY U.S. Energy Information Administration
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