Reuters | Senate energy panel votes to lift oil export ban Reuters WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Energy Committee on Thursday narrowly passed a bill to lift a 40-year-old ban on the export of crude oil, but the measure faces an uphill battle in getting passed by the full Senate. The bill to allow the United States to ... Senate panel votes to lift oil export ban Is it time to buy oil? Boehner gets on board with ending oil export ban |