Dueling US crude export sides get airing in Congress

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Washington—Congress’ first hearing in 25 years on the issue of US oil exports saw a divided Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday debating the consumer impact of sending some of the country’s plentiful light, sweet crude abroad. The top Republican on the committee, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who has been the leading Senate voice calling for expanded crude exports, urged her colleagues to reverse the ban. She noted the US would soon be overflowing with light crude and condensates, as a result of the shale boom in North Dakota and Texas.