The Trickle of U.S. Oil Exports Is Already Shifting Global Power

  • After 40 years on sidelines, U.S. crude oil sails the seas
  • Saudis and Russians stand to be losers from end of export ban

Oil's Slide: Do Prices Have More Room to Fall?

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The sea stretched toward the horizon last New Year’s Eve as the Theo T, a red-and-white tug at her side, slipped quietly beneath the Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge in Texas. Few Americans knew she was sailing into history.

QuickTake U.S. Crude Oil Export Ban