U.S. oil imports, exports down last week

HOUSTON, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Both U.S. crude oil imports and exports decreased during the week ending Jan. 3, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report released on Wednesday.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.428 million barrels per day (b/d) last week, down by 497,000 b/d from the previous week, while crude oil exports averaged 3.078 million b/d, down by 776,000 b/d from the previous week