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

HOUSTON, May 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil imports increased while exports decreased during the week ending April 26, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.772 million barrels per day (b/d) last week, up by 274,000 b/d from the previous week, while crude oil exports averaged 3.918 million b/d, down by 1.261 million b/d, according to the EIA's Weekly Pet