"There's an all-hands-on-deck from industry and inside the administration to stave it off," said an energy industry executive who was granted anonymity to describe discussions. White House officials haven't formally pitched the idea, "but everyone knows Trump's gonna Trump," this person added. White House representatives didn't confirm whether industry lobbyists had reached out to specific agencies or officials to discuss exports. Another industry official said that the industry had reiterated its concerns about export controls to the White House "very recently." That would ultimately raise global fuel prices and come back to bite American drivers.