U.S. crude-oil imports fell year-on-year for a 19th straight month in September, as domestic crude output climbed to its highest level since January 1989, government data released Wednesday show. Imports dropped 5.6% to 7.911 million barrels a day in the month. That was the lowest September level since 1996 and the smallest volume of crude imports since June, according to the Energy Information Administration. The drop of 470,000 barrels a day came as domestic output from shale oil fields jumped by 18.4%, or 1.2 million barrels a day, to 7.794 million barrels a day. Among major sources of imports, Canada maintained the rank of top supplier as it has since March 2006. Imports from Canada averaged 2.531 million barrels a day, […]