Crude Oil Export Ban Expected to be Lifted as Part of $1.15 Trillion Spending Bill
4 decades later, the U.S. prepares to lift crude oil export ban The United States Senate has passed a $1.15 trillion omnibus spending bill to keep the U.S. government up and running today. Included in the bill are several provisions concerning energy, one of which will be an end to the more than 40-year old crude oil export ban. The