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What are the implications of US oil export restrictions being lifted?

It now seems likely that the US will relax its restrictions on oil exports before the end of the year. However, the impact on prices should be negligible given the US’s continuing need to import oil and the still limited opportunities for US producers to profit from exports given equally low prices elsewhere.

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