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

HOUSTON, April 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil imports decreased but exports soared during the week ending April 15, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report released on Wednesday.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 5.837 million barrels per day (b/d) last week, down by about 159,000 b/d from the previous week, while crude oil exports averaged about 4.27 million b/d, up by about 2.09 million b/d from the previous week, according to the Weekly Petroleum Status Report.