There was a ban on crude oil export from the United States from c.1975 to 2015 (when Obama and Biden lifted the ban in cooperation with Republicans, as I recall

There was a ban on crude oil export from the United States from c.1975 to 2015 (when Obama and Biden lifted the ban in cooperation with Republicans, as I recall). How does that play into your 'it never worked' concept? https://ballotpedia.org/Crude_oil_export_ban https://ballotpedia.org/Crude_oil_export_ban Notably, opponents of lifting the ban argued doing so would jack up domestic gasoline and diesel prices...