New York Times | Expected Repeal of Oil Export Ban Unlikely to Have Immediate Impact New York Times HOUSTON — Ever since the 1970s, when international oil boycotts threatened the American economy and produced around-the-block waiting lines at gasoline stations, a ban on oil exports has been at the heart of national energy policy. Why ending the US oil export ban is a game changer Congressional Leaders Agree to Lift 40-Year Ban on Oil Exports Spending deal to lift oil export ban |