AM-15-11 Implications of Changing US Crude Oil Export Policy

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This paper examines a potential policy shift and how it might impact US export crude oil flows and differentials. The intention is to provide an analytical contribution to the various industry and political elements of the policy debate.This paper does not include other issues such as the impact on the US production profile, US product exports, nor geopolitical implications. The conclusion of whether changing US export policy is in the best interest of the oil industry or the US as a whole is left to the reader.