Why US needs to repeal oil export ban: Hess CEO By: CNBC.com News September 15, 2014 at 12:01 PM EDT Lifting the 1970s ban on crude exports would go a long way to reducing energy prices and increasing jobs in the U.S., the CEO of Hess tells CNBC. Read More >> Related Stocks: Hess Corp iPath Dow Jones-Goldman Sachs Crude Oil Fund