U.S. oil imports, exports up last week

HOUSTON, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Both U.S. crude oil imports and exports increased during the week ending Jan. 31, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report released on Wednesday.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.915 million barrels per day (b/d) last week, up by 467,000 b/d from the previous week, while crude oil exports averaged 4.331 million b/d, up by 645,000 b/d from the previous week, a