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

HOUSTON, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil imports increased while exports decreased during the week ending Sept. 8, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 7.582 million barrels per day (b/d) last week, up by 812,000 b/d from the previous week, while crude oil exports averaged 3.090 million b/d, down by 1.842 million b/d from the previous week, accordin