White House Takes Crude Oil Export Ban Off the Table

A crude oil tanker departs the Port of Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Photographer: Eddie Seal/Bloomberg

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By Ari Natter

March 19, 2026 at 5:01 PM UTC

Updated on

March 19, 2026 at 6:56 PM UTC

The White House doesn’t plan to ban the export of oil and gas, a Trump administration official said Thursday, following a meeting between Vice President JD Vance and oil executives.

“Oil and gas export restrictions are not under consideration,” the official said.