# Trump's sanctions cut more OPEC oil output than OPEC itself | Reuters

> OPEC+ agreed in December to cut supply by 1.2 million bpd from January 1, with OPEC's share at 800,000 bpd. The actual cut exceeds 2.5 million bpd because Saudi Arabia has voluntarily cut more and because U.S. sanctions have removed Venezuelan and Iranian output.

- Date: 2019-06-26 · published 2019-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58530-trump-s-sanctions-cut-more-opec-oil-output-than-opec-itself-reuters
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

U.S. sanctions are removing more barrels than the formal OPEC quota, which tightens crude supply and supports prices. Higher energy costs feed into diesel, fertilizer and freight expenses for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2019-07-31 | [OPEC oil output hits lowest since 2011 on Saudi cut, sanctions: Reuters survey](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58012-opec-oil-output-hits-lowest-since-2011-on-saudi-cut-sanctions-reuters-survey.md) | -7.6% | -5.3% |
| WTI | 2025-10-23 | [Putin defiant after Trump sanctions Russian oil companies over Ukraine \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8127-putin-defiant-after-trump-sanctions-russian-oil-companies-over-ukraine-reuters.md) | +3.3% | +1.6% |
| WTI | 2024-12-13 | [Oil up 2%, settles at 3-week high as more sanctions loom on Russia, Iran \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27116-oil-up-2-settles-at-3-week-high-as-more-sanctions-loom-on-russia-iran-reuters.md) | -0.2% | +13.0% |
| WTI | 2018-09-24 | [OPEC, Russia rebuff Trump's call for immediate boost to oil output](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62928-opec-russia-rebuff-trump-s-call-for-immediate-boost-to-oil-output.md) | +3.4% | -2.3% |
| WTI | 2020-04-03 | [Oil surges more than 13% on hopes of output deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5487-oil-surges-more-than-13-on-hopes-of-output-deal.md) | -9.4% | -19.0% |
| BRENT | 2019-07-31 | [OPEC oil output hits lowest since 2011 on Saudi cut, sanctions: Reuters survey](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58012-opec-oil-output-hits-lowest-since-2011-on-saudi-cut-sanctions-reuters-survey.md) | -7.6% | -7.3% |
| BRENT | 2025-10-23 | [Putin defiant after Trump sanctions Russian oil companies over Ukraine \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8127-putin-defiant-after-trump-sanctions-russian-oil-companies-over-ukraine-reuters.md) | +4.1% | +1.9% |
| BRENT | 2024-12-13 | [Oil up 2%, settles at 3-week high as more sanctions loom on Russia, Iran \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27116-oil-up-2-settles-at-3-week-high-as-more-sanctions-loom-on-russia-iran-reuters.md) | -0.2% | +11.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/trumps-sanctions-cut-more-opec-oil-output-than-opec-itself-idUSKCN1TR27T/

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