MoneyWeek | America opens the oil taps MoneyWeek The US has ended a 40-year ban on crude oil exports, following a U-turn by President Barack Obama and a rare case of bipartisan co-operation at the top of US politics. The deal to lift the oil ban was driven by the Republicans; while support from the ... Brent and WTI Crude Oil Prices Rally Due to Short Covering Oil Rig Count Slips by 3; Natural Gas Rigs Decline by 6 Is the United States Oil Fund (USO) Price Rise Sustainable |