U.S. crude oil production down last week: EIA Xinhua 04 Jun 2021, 02:18 GMT+10 HOUSTON, June 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil production decreased during the week ending May 28, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Thursday. According to the EIA, U.S. crude oil production averaged 10.8 million barrels per day (b/d) last week, 200,000 barrels less than the previous week and down by 400,000 b/d from this time last year. The United States has become a major oil producer in the past years with the help of its shale oil production growth. Meanwhile, China continues to be one of the world's biggest oil consumers.