Mexico Country Analysis Brief
(Fri, 09 Dec 2016) Mexico is a major producer of petroleum and other liquids and is among the largest sources of U.S. oil imports, accounting for 9% of U.S. crude oil imports in 2015. While Mexicoâs oil production has steadily decreased since 2005, they remain the fourth largest producer in the Americas after the United States, Canada and Brazil. While the petroleum sectorâs role has significantly decreased in recent years, it still generated 6% of the countryâs export earnings in 2015.