U.S. oil imports, exports up last week

HOUSTON, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil imports and exports increased during the week ending Oct. 27, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.425 million barrels per day (b/d) last week, up by 412,000 b/d from the previous week, while crude oil exports averaged 4.897 million b/d, up by 64,000 b/d, according to the EIA's Weekly Petroleum Status Report.