(Updated as of April 2024)

Graph of Crude Oil imports by Transportation Type, data reflected in table below
DateMarine - Foreign Crude OilMarine - Domestic Crude OilRail - Foreign & Domestic Crude OilTotal Imports
December 202323,9426,8055630,803
November 202325,1985,0295530,282
October 202323,7347,2285431,016
September 202326,9053,0325429,991
August 202331,0766,7235937,858
July 202325,8947,6895633,639
June 202327,3825,874033,256
May 202327,4248,1775635,657
April 202327,6247,3875335,064
March 202326,0869,34211535,543
February 202323,3106,3055529,670
January 202323,3295,0645428,447
December 202226,2966,26420432,764
November 202225,9614,88022831,069
October 202228,7165,62919834,543
September 202226,1075,6167531,798
August 202224,7545,5309230,376
July 202222,9365,4768428,496

Source:

  • In thousands of barrels.
  • California Energy Commission data, produced from Petroleum Industry Information Reporting Act (PIIRA), The Port Import/Export Reporting Service (PIERS), and State Lands Commission (SLC).           
  • Please note that total California crude oil imports will not match that shown on other pages. The PIERS, PIIRA, and SLC data all give different totals by different breakdowns. This graph is the result of staff analysis reconciling between those sources.