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

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

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 5.3 million barrels per day (b/d) last week, down by about 238,000 b/d from the previous week, while crude oil exports averaged about 3.6 million b/d, up by about 526,000 b/d from the previous week, according to the Weekly Petroleum Status Report.