U.S. exports of petroleum products rose to record high in latest week, EIA says

U.S. energy firms exported a record 8.73 million barrels per day (bpd) of total petroleum products in the week ended July 3, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its weekly Petroleum Status Report on Wednesday.

That topped the prior weekly all-time high of 8.22 million bpd in early May, the EIA said.

(Reporting by Siddharth Cavale- and Scott DiSavino in New York)