HOUSTON, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil production averaged 13.477 million barrels per day (b/d) during the week ending Jan. 17, down by 4,000 b/d from the previous week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Thursday.
The figure rose by 1.177 million b/d from this time last year, according to the EIA.
