President Obama is expected to sign a bill that would lift a crude oil export ban because it’s balanced by renewable energy incentives, a research note said. After several legislative attempts, the U.S. Senate voted in favor of a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill that includes language that, with provisions, lifts a 40-year ban on the export of U.S. crude oil. U.S. Sen. John Hoeven , R-N.D., who has worked on several provisions to lift the ban, called the vote a triple win for the United States. “It will create jobs and grow our economy,” he said in a statement. […]