U.S. crude oil imports increased while exports decreased during the week ending Feb. 7, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday.
U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.98 million barrels per day (b/d) last week, up by 363,000 b/d from the previous week, while crude oil exports averaged about 2.97 million b/d, down by about 443,000 b/d from the previous week, according to the Weekly Petroleum Status Report.
Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 6.67 million b/d, down by 487,000 b/d year on year, while crude oil exports averaged about 3.33 million b/d, up by about 1.02 million b/d year on year.
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