U.S. oil imports, exports down last week

HOUSTON, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Both U.S. crude oil imports and exports decreased during the week ending Nov. 22, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report released on Wednesday.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.083 million barrels per day (b/d) last week, down by 1.600 million b/d from the previous week, while crude oil exports averaged 4.663 million b/d, down by 285,000 b/d from the previous week, according to the Weekly Petroleum Status Report.