A public opinion survey on foreign trade in U.S. crude oil, conducted for a pro-export group, was criticized as shoddy by those backed by a refinery coalition. FTI Consulting was hired by the Producers for American Crude Oil Exports to gauge public opinion on trade policies governing the U.S. energy sector. It found 69 percent of those likely voters supported policies that would allow “producers to sell crude oil to customers in countries who are trading partners” with the United States. PACE Executive Director George Baker said in statement the survey reaffirms studies by policy centers and government agencies on loosening trade policies on crude oil produced in the United States. “Each [study] has determined that crude oil exports will grow the economy and provide broad-based consumer benefits,” he […]