Forbes | The Crude Oil Export Ban--What, Me Worry About Peak Oil? Forbes Congress ended the U.S. crude oil export ban last week. There is apparently no longer a strategic reason to conserve oil because shale production has made American great again. At least, that's narrative that reality-averse politicians and their bases ... America opens the oil taps Oil Rig Count Slips by 3; Natural Gas Rigs Decline by 6 Brent and WTI Crude Oil Prices Rally Due to Short Covering |