Exports of hydrocarbons from America are already booming. Lifting the ban on crude-oil exports should be next / inetresting article

NAZI U-boats  in the Gulf of Mexico in 1942-43,had a deadly hunting season prompting American military planners to put safety first when working out how to ship fuel for the liberation of Europe. Seven decades later, the Sweeny refinery in Texas is still safely (and oddly) inland, out of range of German guns—and playing a part in the rebirth of

Having foiled the Nazis, Texas may yet have a role to play in thwarting the Kremlin....

Economist

http://www.economist.com/news/business/21642179-exports-hydrocarbons-america-are-already-booming-lifting-ban-crude-oil-exports