The US is finalizing a plan to ban oil exports for 90 days, despite the divisions that the initiative generates in the oil sector and within Donald Trump's own government, today reported Politico.
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23/09/2026
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O ‘news website’ said the White House’s goal is to launch a package of measures to reduce the cost of energy before the mid-term elections in November.
The polls now point to a strong victory of the Democratic Party.
The US fuel producers opposed this veto, warning that any short-term benefit would be nullified by the subsequent increase in fuel consumption, including kerosene.
Experts recognize that the energy bill would drop in some regions of the country, as the fuel destined for export would eventually reach national consumers.
However, manufacturers would reduce production volumes due to loss of external demand, reducing future supply.
Some Republican congressmen and board members of the Trump administration joined this chorus of criticism.
However, President Donald Trump is inclined to announce the measure later this week, according to Politico.
“What silenced the most sensible voices [in the White House] was that apocalyptic concern about prices in petrol pumps, like ‘everything is falling apart, we have to do something’. This group was hit by the political wing, which says: ‘Damn, you have to do something’”, explained one of the sources consulted by the news site.
To come true, this would be the first restriction on US energy exports since former President Barack Obama lifted in 2015 a ban on the sale of crudes that had been in force for decades.
Data from the American Automobile Association (AAA) indicated that the average price of diesel in the US was today at $6.52 (EUR 5.73) per gallon of 3.79 liters, plus 91 cents (0.80 euros) than a week ago and 76% above the value of a year ago.