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

HOUSTON, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil imports decreased while exports increased during the week ending Aug. 25, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report released on Wednesday.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.617 million barrels per day (b/d) last week, down by 316,000 b/d from the previous week, while crude oil exports averaged 4.528 million b/d, up by 270,000 b/d from the previo