Key senator says U.S. office can lift part of oil export ban
April 02, 2014 at 06:30 AM EDT
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - A U.S. government office has the power to approve exports of an abundant type of petroleum and help energy companies begin to partially bypass a 40-year ban on crude exports, according to a report released on Tuesday by Lisa Murkowski, the top Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.