U.S. oil imports, exports down last week

HOUSTON, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Both U.S. crude oil imports and exports decreased during the week ending Feb. 3, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Wednesday.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 7.058 million barrels per day (b/d) last week, down by 225,000 b/d from the previous week, while crude oil exports averaged 2.9 million b/d, down by 592,000 b/d from the previous week, according to the Weekly Petroleum Status Report.