US Iran oil sanctions officially hit on Monday and Venezuela oil production drops again

November 5, 2018, US oil sanctions on Iran will officially start. There has already been a 1.1 million barrel per day drop in Iranian oil shipments.

Production hasn’t fallen as much as some output is going into storage. About 1.76 million barrels a day were exported in October.

Eight countries permitted to keep buying Iranian oil. The US is giving waivers for limited purchases.

Iran is confident sales will hold above 1 million barrels a day.

The OPEC countries has pumped 33.31 million barrels per day in October. This was up 390,000 bpd from September in spite of the drop in Iranian production.

Venezuelan oil production is down to 1 million barrels per day

Venezuela does not US sanctions. Venezuela has a collapsing economy.

Venezuela oil exports appear to be down to 1 million barrels per day.

Venezuela was producing 2.1-2.2 million barrels per day in the first nine months of 2017.

Production has been in free fall. January 2017 production was at about 1.7 million barrels per day.

August oil production was around 1.3 million barrels per day.

September production was just under 1.2 million barrels per day. This was down 42,000 barrels per day from August.

45 thoughts on “US Iran oil sanctions officially hit on Monday and Venezuela oil production drops again”

  1. Negotiation is a skill and a talent. It not all sticks, but carrots as well. This is a geopolitical and economic game here. Trump is applying pressure to Iran while not destroying our pile of chips.

  2. Negotiation is a skill and a talent. It not all sticks, but carrots as well. This is a geopolitical and economic game here. Trump is applying pressure to Iran while not destroying our pile of chips.

  3. Okay…. no one distrusts the WTO or Federal Reserve more than I but a reality check is in order here: Notions that Iran and/or China could somehow displace the dollar as the world currency standard is ludicrous! The United States is the World’s number 1 oil producer; has the number 1 GDP; The most stable economy on the planet, and the most powerful military. China is losing the trade dispute, and we should remember the immutable fact: China’s entire economy is dependent on trade with the west… Something that may end if they continue to foolishly saber rattle. If China were to start a shooting war with America, we would not have to fire one bullet. All we’d have to do is cease all trade and call our companies home and the Chinese economy would collapse… instantly! Yes, we would feel some pain here at home, but America would quickly and efficiently adjust and be even more powerful as a result. Now for Iran… Iran is a brutal regime. The ruling authorities there are detested by the vast majority of the people; who are a huge youth demographic; who yearn from freedom…

  4. Okay…. no one distrusts the WTO or Federal Reserve more than I but a reality check is in order here: Notions that Iran and/or China could somehow displace the dollar as the world currency standard is ludicrous! The United States is the World’s number 1 oil producer; has the number 1 GDP; The most stable economy on the planet, and the most powerful military. China is losing the trade dispute, and we should remember the immutable fact: China’s entire economy is dependent on trade with the west… Something that may end if they continue to foolishly saber rattle. If China were to start a shooting war with America, we would not have to fire one bullet. All we’d have to do is cease all trade and call our companies home and the Chinese economy would collapse… instantly! Yes, we would feel some pain here at home, but America would quickly and efficiently adjust and be even more powerful as a result. Now for Iran… Iran is a brutal regime. The ruling authorities there are detested by the vast majority of the people; who are a huge youth demographic; who yearn from freedom…

  5. Growth us better with debt growing 7% 2) nononono Trump said in campaign that Mexico will pay for the wall for everything in $$$ and $$$$ Not by “dealing with his own problems” This is bullhsnort you just made up 3) They have been dealing with NK fine for the last 50 years It is TRump who said they are going to make a deal and FAIL 4) People have been talking about economic collapse since 1978 You are late to the party, dude And the people in PRC ARE happier and wealthier than 30 years ago China wins, US loses 5) It was Obama who said that Crimea is a not done deal another fail from the US

  6. Where wrong? Dude_ Trump in campaign said he is going to build the wall and Mexico pays Where is the wall? Has Mexico paid? Then he said that Iran will stop their behaviour and agree to a new deal Has Iran stopped their behaviour? Have they agreed to a new deal? Shuck it , dude and try to use your brain From a friend who wants to help you

  7. Paul Krugman makes Stephen Moore and Larry Kudlow look like the chumps they are. Go back to 2007 and see what Krugman was saying about the economy.

  8. Oh look! It’s the only boy who is wrong more frequently than Paul Krugman. Did you escape Suzanne Vega’s dungeon again?

  9. 1)All things are relative, and growth is better now, than under Obama, who enjoyed even lower interest rates than we now have.2)Mexico will pay for the wall, by having to pay for it’s own social problems, rather than export them to the US. The cost of the wall will be much less than the savings it yields in the cost of trials/deportations of illegals, educating illegals, hospitalization for illegals, welfare for illegals, property, and violent crimes committed by illegals against citizens, and resident aliens, yada yada yada.3)North Korea, who cares? Let the Chinese clean up the mess. After all, they enabled it.4)China Lets wait until after the economic collapse/revolution to decide who is winning. Other than that, I’d say the PRC is winning when it’s people are happier, freer, and wealthier than the citizens of Taiwan. (Hint, PRC has a long way to go!)5)Russia Crimea has always been part of Russia, except in the mind of Khrushchev, and some American neoconservative idiots. The people of Crimea wanted to rejoin Russia politically, after the Ukraine went to hell because of US neoconservative idiot warmongers. Now that the Crimeans are politically rejoined with Mother Russia, I say, more power to them, and to hell, or the Hague with those neocons.

  10. I think we will find out the department of homeland security is waiting to pounce on perpetrators of voter fraud in the midterms, and that after the mid term we will see many democrat operatives, and politicians doing prison time for it. It will become generally recognized that Trump did indeed win the popular vote in 2016, ignoring all the illegal votes cast.If things continue the way they are going, Donnie boy will get another term. If he’s not worrying about getting reelected, he’ll be ready to put it to the deep state.

  11. Growth us better with debt growing 7%

    2) nononono
    Trump said in campaign that Mexico will pay for the wall for everything in $$$ and $$$$
    Not by “dealing with his own problems”
    This is bullhsnort you just made up

    3) They have been dealing with NK fine for the last 50 years
    It is TRump who said they are going to make a deal and FAIL

    4) People have been talking about economic collapse since 1978
    You are late to the party, dude
    And the people in PRC ARE happier and wealthier than 30 years ago
    China wins, US loses

    5) It was Obama who said that Crimea is a not done deal
    another fail from the US

  12. Where wrong? Dude_ Trump in campaign said he is going to build the wall and Mexico pays
    Where is the wall? Has Mexico paid?
    Then he said that Iran will stop their behaviour and agree to a new deal
    Has Iran stopped their behaviour? Have they agreed to a new deal?

    Shuck it , dude and try to use your brain
    From a friend who wants to help you

  13. That is why Iran sufered a coup from the US in 1953 in first place . As they refused to beg down and sell oil in the market to the US at their price They paid this dearly but now they stand with their chin high and they are an independent country And the US cant do much harm to them any more Luca Mazza

  14. The US is begging for a world of hurt by sanctioning nations use of dollars, particularly oil exporting nations. The Chinese have already got an Asian crude benchmark, trading for Yuan denominated contracts, just waiting for a situation such as this. No one can say when the petrodollar standard will fail, but it’s easy to see that sanctioning Iran, and Russia by denying them access to the SWIFT system will speed up that failure. They will be forced to sell their products in other currencies. No doubt, when the price of everything in dollar terms soars, it will be everyone’s fault except the US government.

  15. Unless they just bomb heck out of you like they did Libya. Word is, the Libyan government was going to come out with a gold dinar, actual coins to be used as legal tender. Central bankers hate the idea of a currency they can’t control the value of.

  16. Not just the Rothschilds, but they are part of the international bankster syndicate. Controlling the value of other peoples money draws in the crooks like flies.

  17. 1)All things are relative, and growth is better now, than under Obama, who enjoyed even lower interest rates than we now have.

    2)Mexico will pay for the wall, by having to pay for it’s own social problems, rather than export them to the US. The cost of the wall will be much less than the savings it yields in the cost of trials/deportations of illegals, educating illegals, hospitalization for illegals, welfare for illegals, property, and violent crimes committed by illegals against citizens, and resident aliens, yada yada yada.

    3)North Korea, who cares? Let the Chinese clean up the mess. After all, they enabled it.

    4)China Lets wait until after the economic collapse/revolution to decide who is winning. Other than that, I’d say the PRC is winning when it’s people are happier, freer, and wealthier than the citizens of Taiwan. (Hint, PRC has a long way to go!)

    5)Russia Crimea has always been part of Russia, except in the mind of Khrushchev, and some American neoconservative idiots. The people of Crimea wanted to rejoin Russia politically, after the Ukraine went to hell because of US neoconservative idiot warmongers. Now that the Crimeans are politically rejoined with Mother Russia, I say, more power to them, and to hell, or the Hague with those neocons.

  18. I think we will find out the department of homeland security is waiting to pounce on perpetrators of voter fraud in the midterms, and that after the mid term we will see many democrat operatives, and politicians doing prison time for it. It will become generally recognized that Trump did indeed win the popular vote in 2016, ignoring all the illegal votes cast.
    If things continue the way they are going, Donnie boy will get another term. If he’s not worrying about getting reelected, he’ll be ready to put it to the deep state.

  19. That is why Iran sufered a coup from the US in 1953 in first place .

    As they refused to beg down and sell oil in the market to the US at their price

    They paid this dearly but now they stand with their chin high and they are an independent country

    And the US cant do much harm to them any more

    Luca Mazza

  20. I guess you are 13 years old and just started to use the internet now, so let me explain to you a little bit better 1) US Growth 3.5% estimated for 2018 which is good if you do NOT considr that this is fueled by DEBT -> bubble and crash coming. Like under GWB remember? 2) Mexico Position of the US : we will build a wall and Mexico pays for it Mexico did not pay for any wall and the wall is not there : !MEXICO WINS US LOSES 3) North Korea Position of the US: North Korea should stop producing nukes , disarm and regime change NK did not disarm , keeps their nukes and no regime change NK WINS – US LOSES 4) China Position of the US: we will not allow China to keep their bases in the islands and we will not allow China to pass the US as no 1 China keeps their islands China is growing 2x as fast as the US passing them in 2023 CHINA WINS – US LOSES 5) Russia Position of the US: Crimea must return to Ukraine Crimea did NOT return to Ukraine No regime change in Russia RUSSIA WINS – US LOSES Luca Mazza

  21. Iran and Venezuela refused a private central bank. This is what Red Shield does to you if you refuse their version of fractional reserve monopoly capitalism.

  22. hehethe orange baboon. 2yrs in lets see-US groth gone from the new normal under O the great to 4% and leaning upward-US manufacturing jobs (“those jobs just not going come back” great O) added 250k picking up pace-US now largest oil producer. deregulation-taxes lowered (ohh who is me going explode the deficit but deficit increasing but at pre existing rate and we have not even got to budget cutting yet Ryan the Rhino has resisted.-NKorea (ohh hes going cause a nuclear war) well actually they have found their place and moderated the belligerent.-NAFTA renegotiate, will never get Mexico renegotiate. Well actually they did. Then well Canada will never capitulate and sign on well actually they did.-Supreme court leaning US constitution solidified just waiting on the reeper for the opportunity to kick the scales without doubt for a generation.-Europe cannot be forced to 2% well they are slowly. Its been along time under younger big brothers wing.-Saudi Arabia say what you want about how he is doing it but MSB is rolling up the radical elements including the MB the grandfather mentor group of all the leading terrorist orgs.-Iran their sweetheart deal has been killed and whether they know it or not yet they will renegotiate to our terms.-Russia is a power to respect but not the world beater they once were nor can they really return to with what they have left, they are a regional threat with influence across the board. Once Europe actually moves to 2% or better they will be able to balance the Russian bear in their theater and we can be the balance breaker.-China the true threat. Economically we have fully engaged and while they are holding out for after the midterm I believe afterwards they will make a deal but long term they will either agree to terms or we will go to war. Either Way the US will get its industry back as evidenced by the 250k above matching the increase in tariffs.We still have 2 more years and I wager another 4 after that. The question in my mind is will Trump in his last 2 do the hard work of identifying prepping his replacement.Call him what you want but results count.-

  23. The US is begging for a world of hurt by sanctioning nations use of dollars, particularly oil exporting nations. The Chinese have already got an Asian crude benchmark, trading for Yuan denominated contracts, just waiting for a situation such as this.

    No one can say when the petrodollar standard will fail, but it’s easy to see that sanctioning Iran, and Russia by denying them access to the SWIFT system will speed up that failure. They will be forced to sell their products in other currencies. No doubt, when the price of everything in dollar terms soars, it will be everyone’s fault except the US government.

  24. Unless they just bomb heck out of you like they did Libya. Word is, the Libyan government was going to come out with a gold dinar, actual coins to be used as legal tender. Central bankers hate the idea of a currency they can’t control the value of.

  25. Napoleon tried to subjigate Russia, ended in St;/ Helena Hitler tried to Subjugate Russia, ended dead .. Trump the orange baboon is just a clown , he will not even try Luca Mazza for President

  26. Yeah you are really a joke The whole world is lauighing at the US now Dropping their pants in front of .. Iran Good grief!

  27. Really guys it is becoming a comedy! We will stand tough against the bad guys of Iran Yeah! very tough !Waivers? Never We will bring the regime to their knees ! Oh, OK just one waiver to that country but just one OK? Only one waiver Just oneOK, maybe two but this is it! Not one more Two and this is it !! And the end they will issue tens of waivers Americans = spoiled kids Iran won The US lost as I predicted looong time ago Luca Mazza (R)

  28. The United States government is giving waivers…..I don’t know what is more absurd the sanctions or the fact that the United States is dhick enough to do this to other countries or the fact that they issue waivers. I wonder if I’m going to see the end of this shyt by the time I’m 60 and our position is so weakened that we’re a joke.

  29. I guess you are 13 years old and just started to use the internet now, so let me explain to you a little bit better

    1) US Growth
    3.5% estimated for 2018 which is good if you do NOT considr that this is fueled by DEBT -> bubble and crash coming. Like under GWB remember?

    2) Mexico
    Position of the US : we will build a wall and Mexico pays for it
    Mexico did not pay for any wall and the wall is not there : !
    MEXICO WINS US LOSES

    3) North Korea
    Position of the US: North Korea should stop producing nukes , disarm and regime change
    NK did not disarm , keeps their nukes and no regime change
    NK WINS – US LOSES

    4) China
    Position of the US: we will not allow China to keep their bases in the islands and we will not allow China to pass the US as no 1
    China keeps their islands
    China is growing 2x as fast as the US passing them in 2023
    CHINA WINS – US LOSES

    5) Russia
    Position of the US: Crimea must return to Ukraine
    Crimea did NOT return to Ukraine
    No regime change in Russia
    RUSSIA WINS – US LOSES

    Luca Mazza

  30. Iran and Venezuela refused a private central bank.

    This is what Red Shield does to you if you refuse their version of fractional reserve monopoly capitalism.

  31. hehe

    the orange baboon. 2yrs in lets see
    -US groth gone from the new normal under O the great to 4% and leaning upward
    -US manufacturing jobs (“those jobs just not going come back” great O) added 250k picking up pace
    -US now largest oil producer. deregulation
    -taxes lowered (ohh who is me going explode the deficit but deficit increasing but at pre existing rate and we have not even got to budget cutting yet Ryan the Rhino has resisted.
    -NKorea (ohh hes going cause a nuclear war) well actually they have found their place and moderated the belligerent.
    -NAFTA renegotiate, will never get Mexico renegotiate. Well actually they did. Then well Canada will never capitulate and sign on well actually they did.
    -Supreme court leaning US constitution solidified just waiting on the reeper for the opportunity to kick the scales without doubt for a generation.
    -Europe cannot be forced to 2% well they are slowly. Its been along time under younger big brothers wing.
    -Saudi Arabia say what you want about how he is doing it but MSB is rolling up the radical elements including the MB the grandfather mentor group of all the leading terrorist orgs.
    -Iran their sweetheart deal has been killed and whether they know it or not yet they will renegotiate to our terms.
    -Russia is a power to respect but not the world beater they once were nor can they really return to with what they have left, they are a regional threat with influence across the board. Once Europe actually moves to 2% or better they will be able to balance the Russian bear in their theater and we can be the balance breaker.
    -China the true threat. Economically we have fully engaged and while they are holding out for after the midterm I believe afterwards they will make a deal but long term they will either agree to terms or we will go to war. Either Way the US will get its industry back as evidenced by the 250k above matching the increase in tariffs.

    We still have 2 more years and I wager another 4 after that. The question in my mind is will Trump in his last 2 do the hard work of identifying prepping his replacement.

    Call him what you want but results count.

  32. Napoleon tried to subjigate Russia, ended in St;/ Helena
    Hitler tried to Subjugate Russia, ended dead
    ..

    Trump the orange baboon is just a clown , he will not even try
    Luca Mazza for President

  33. Really guys it is becoming a comedy!
    We will stand tough against the bad guys of Iran
    Yeah! very tough !
    Waivers? Never
    We will bring the regime to their knees !

    Oh, OK just one waiver to that country but just one OK?
    Only one waiver

    Just one
    OK, maybe two but this is it!
    Not one more
    Two and this is it !!

    And the end they will issue tens of waivers

    Americans = spoiled kids

    Iran won
    The US lost

    as I predicted looong time ago

    Luca Mazza (R)

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