US imports of Opec crude down sharply in April

摘要

US crude imports from Opec countries fell in April to the low- est level since at least 1973, according to the latest Energy Information Administration (EIA) monthly data. Imports from Opec members averaged 641,000 b/d in April, down by 166,000 b/d from the previous month. It marked the lowest monthly average in the EIA database. The lower fgure partially refects that imports from Ecua- dor are no longer included in the Opec total, as that country left the group in January. The US imported 164,000 b/d from Ecuador in April.