Sen. lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said she was encouraged by her first meeting with Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker to discuss the department's recent approvals of condensate exports and the possibility of loosening the ban on U.S. crude oil exports. Murkowski said after the July 16 meeting that it was a "good dialogue," but there were no specific actions announced or promises made by Pritzker regarding future administration decisions. Murkowski said she would be meeting with Pritzker to discuss oil exports, but expressed doubt that Congress will act this year to lift the 39-year-old crude oil export ban.
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