If the White House opposes legislative action to overturn a ban on oil exports, the onus is on the executive branch to take action, an industry group said. A House energy committee pushed ahead with legislation that would end a ban on crude oil exports enacted when Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries stopped shipping oil to the United States in the 1970s. In what industry supporters describe as an era of energy abundance brought on by U.S. shale oil deposits, Republican leaders in the House say U.S. policies are out of date. White House spokesman John Earnest said ending the ban is a matter for the Commerce Department, saying the office of President Barack Obama does not support legislative […]