U.S. oil imports, exports up last week

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

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.969 million barrels per day (b/d) last week, up by 198,000 b/d from the previous week, while crude oil exports averaged 4.468 million b/d, up by 550,000 b/d, according to the Weekly Petroleum Status Report.