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Congress may be ready to discuss US LNG exports as soon as this summer, but won’t likely consider domestic petroleum sales to foreign countries for some time, US Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alas.) predicted at the US Energy Information Administration’s 2013 Energy Conference.

Oil prices slipped lower June 17 with front-month crude essentially flat in the New York market after a strong surge June 14 on reports the US will begin arming rebels in Syria. Natural gas was up 1% with favorable weather forecasts.