U.S. oil imports, exports down last week: EIA

HOUSTON, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil imports and exports both decreased during the week ending Friday, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.08 million barrels per day (b/d) last week, down by 620,000 b/d from the previous week, while crude oil exports averaged about 2.37 million b/d, down by about 956,000 b/d from the previous week, according to the Weekly Petroleum Status Report.

Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 6.23 million b/d, down by 1.31 million b/d year-on-year, while crude oil exports averaged about 3.16 million b/d, up by about 944,000 b/d year-on-year.