U.S. oil imports, exports up last week

HOUSTON, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Both U.S. crude oil imports and exports increased during the week ending Oct. 21, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report released on Wednesday.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.18 million barrels per day (b/d) last week, up by 273,000 b/d from the previous week, while crude oil exports averaged 5.129 million b/d, up by 991,000 b/d from the previous week, a