U.S. oil imports, exports down last week

HOUSTON, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil imports and exports decreased during the week ending Dec. 2, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report released on Wednesday.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.012 million barrels per day (b/d) last week, down by 24,000 b/d from the previous week, while crude oil exports averaged 3.43 million b/d, down by 1.518 million b/d from the previous week,