U.S. oil imports, exports down last week

HOUSTON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil imports and exports decreased during the week ending Jan. 5, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report released on Wednesday.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.241 million barrels per day (b/d) last week, down by 654,000 b/d from the previous week, while crude oil exports averaged 3.322 million b/d, down by 1.97 million b/d from the previous wee