BCN-24 U.S. oil imports down, exports up last week: EIA

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U.S. oil imports down, exports up last week: EIA

HOUSTON, Dec. 19, 2019 (BSS/Xinhua) – U.S. crude oil imports decreased
while exports increased during the week ending Dec. 13, the U.S. Energy
Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.58 million barrels per day (b/d) last
week, down by 308,000 b/d from the previous week, while crude oil exports
averaged about 3.63 million b/d, up by about 233,000 b/d from the previous
week, according to the Weekly Petroleum Status Report.

Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 6.41 million
b/d, down by 1.14 million b/d year-on-year, while crude oil exports averaged
about 3.41 million b/d, up by about 851,000 b/d year-on-year.

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