US exports of petroleum products rose in latest week to record high, EIA says

By Scott DiSavino

- U.S. exports of petroleum products rose by 483,000 barrels per day (bpd) to a record 8.224 million bpd in the week ended May 1, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said in its weekly Petroleum Status Report on Wednesday.

That topped the prior weekly all-time high of 8.083 million bpd in the week ended April 17.