Exclusive: White House not under pressure to expand U.S. crude exports - adviser

Reuters: The White House does not feel pressure to loosen restrictions on U.S. oil exports further and views debate over the issue as resolved for now, John Podesta, a top aide to President Barack Obama, told Reuters in an interview.

The drop in oil prices and the Commerce Department's move to allow companies to ship as much as a million barrels per day of ultra-light U.S. crude to the rest of the world has taken pressure off the administration to do more.

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