Reno Gazette Journal | One view: Drop oil export ban Reno Gazette Journal During the energy crisis of the 1970s, Congress and President Ford banned exports of oil produced in America. The move, popular at the time, responded to Americans' deep sense of powerlessness and frustration in an age of Arab oil embargoes and long ... White House threatens veto on crude oil exports bill Crude oil is rallying Oil Prices Inch Higher; Market Concerned Over US Stockpiles |