Экспорт нефти таки продавливают, — снижением налогов для НПЗ, двойные выгоды для отрасли как дословно пишут. Наверно если таковые примут — то и акции вчера упавшие воспрянут и низкая цена WTI сохранится, конкурируя.
Lawmakers in Washington are pushing a tax break for oil refiners as part of a compromise allowing unfettered crude-oil exports for the first time in 40 years.
Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., proposed a tax credit of up to $3 a barrel to independent refiners that would be harmed if Congress abolishes U.S. crude-export restrictions. A separate proposal would increase the manufacturing tax credit refiners can collect. Critics say the idea would double-up benefits to the oil industry, when Congress should instead be taking steps to curb the production and use of the fuel.
“This would be a major giveaway to the oil industry at the same time the rest of the world is working diligently to forge a deal to combat climate change,” Lena Moffitt, Washington-based director of Sierra Club’s Beyond Dirty Fuels Campaign, said Friday. “We need to be moving away from, and not underwriting, fossil fuels.”
The negotiations signal that Democrats are willing to consider the possibility of oil exports, a policy goal long sought by oil producers including ConocoPhillips. In return, Democrats are also seeking long-term extensions of tax breaks for renewable energy such as solar and wind.
Congressional leaders plan to continue their talks through the weekend as they consider adding the crude-export provision to legislation to fund the federal government before current spending authority expires Wednesday.