Aug 26 (Reuters) - Producers, pipeline and storage operators, and oilfield service companies will get a credit ratings boost if the United States lifts its ban on most crude oil exports, the ratings agency Standard & Poor's said on Tuesday.
Ratings for oil refiners, who have enjoyed the ample supplies of crude flowing from the U.S. shale oil boom, might suffer slightly if the ban is scrapped, the agency added.
S&P said the companies that likely get the biggest boost will be exploration and production operations that benefit from a probable bump in the price of U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude relative to the international Brent benchmark.