The Hill | Congressional Leaders Agree to Lift 40-Year Ban on Oil Exports Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—In a move considered unthinkable even a few months ago, congressional leaders have agreed to lift the nation's 40-year-old ban on oil exports, a historic action that reflects political and economic shifts driven by a boom in U.S. oil drilling. Spending deal to lift oil export ban Oil pops higher, stocks rally as US debates lifting oil export ban Congress Reaches Fiscal Deal That Ends U.S. Oil Export Ban |