Professor Allen Springer Explains Lifting of US Oil Export Ban

This year saw the resumption of US oil exports with American crude now flowing to new markets across the globe. The lifting of the ban was the result of some serious negotiations in Congress between Republicans and Democrats, says  Bowdoin College government professor Allen Springer. While it is undoubtedly a major development, Springer says it’s too soon to gauge the long-term political and economic effects of lifting the ban.

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