Cramer Praises News Of First Foreign Export Of North Dakota Bakken Crude Oil

Press Release

Congressman Kevin Cramer issued the following statement following today's news from the Hess Corporation that it has exported the first shipment of North Dakota oil since Congress lifted the ban on exporting crude oil last December. The ban was lifted as part of the year-end omnibus appropriations bill.

"This first shipment of 175,000 barrels of Bakken crude is the beginning of using North Dakota's energy resources as a tool of peace, just like we have exported agriculture products to our friends around the world for decades. As I often said during the long fight in Congress to lift this ban, exporting America's crude oil will strengthen ties with our allies around the world. It will create new markets for American oil and stabilize domestic production. And, it will ensure more jobs in oil-producing states like North Dakota and across the nation."

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