HOUSTON, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil imports and exports both increased during the week ending Jan. 24, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday.

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U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.66 million barrels per day (b/d) last week, up by 229,000 b/d from the previous week, while crude oil exports averaged about 3.51 million b/d, up by about 95,000 b/d from the previous week, according to the Weekly Petroleum Status Report.

Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 6.59 million b/d, down by 1.07 million b/d year on year, while crude oil exports averaged about 3.37 million b/d, up by about 1.11 million b/d year on year.