Mountain_Fig_9253 t1_iwp4k1j wrote
Reply to comment by Xyrus2000 in 4 giant offshore terminals proposed in Texas would increase US oil export capacity by 6.5 million bpd. This July US oil exports hit their record monthly high: 3.8 million bpd by Dylan-Baddour
Fun fact, it used to be illegal to export oil from the US up until 2015. The repeal of the Crude Oil Export ban was the negotiating point that republicans used to re-open the government closure they had started.
dalkon t1_iwq3i0d wrote
The US banned oil exports from 1975 until December 2015. When Obama promised to veto the bill to approve exports, Republicans added it to appropriations bill. https://ballotpedia.org/Crude_oil_export_ban
This should be Democrats' talking point about high gas prices, because that is the reason our gas prices got so much higher.
Mountain_Fig_9253 t1_iwqqfxp wrote
It doesn’t matter. Every time I explain this to a conservative they just scream fake news. They can’t wrap their heads around the idea that Republicans actually shut the government down for this specific issue.
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