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

HOUSTON, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil imports decreased while exports increased during the week ending Sept. 25, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 5.1 million barrels per day (b/d) last week, down by about 45,000 b/d from the previous week, while crude oil exports averaged about 3.5 million b/d, up by about 490,000 b/d from the previous week, according to the Weekly Petroleum Status Report.