"Every day we send them 1.5 million barrels of oil," said Chavez, whose country is the world's No. 5 oil exporter. "What would happen if tomorrow I were to say that no ship leaves for the United States?"
"How high would the price of a barrel go? I think it could hit US$100 (euro83.06)," he said, making clear the idea wasn't being considered at present but was possible if the U.S. were to try to oust him.
Hmmm ... this banana republictin Hitler sits on 20% of the world's oil and has all but threatened to cut us off from it ,does he presenta "clear and presentdanger" to our national security ?
Your thoughts ?
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That's a two way street. Them not selling oil costs them $$$ just like us not being able to buy oil. If they simply choose to sell the same quantity somewhere else, then we can simply increase our imports from somewhere else and the world supply of crude oil will remain unchanged.
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Unwritten, maybe, but I would say widely accepted.
Many people think clothes and a hat makes a cowboy. It doesn't. Owning cattle doesn't, either. A cowboy is an occupation, one who works for another tending cattle.
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Unwritten, maybe, but I would say widely accepted.
Many people think clothes and a hat makes a cowboy. It doesn't. Owning cattle doesn't, either. A cowboy is an occupation, one who works for another tending cattle.
Isn't that roughly equivalent to being a shepherd who doesn't happen to own the flock? What if the drover(correct term outside of Texico)actually owns the herd ?
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Veteran stockmen are actually referred to as "cowhands", or sometimes "vaqueros" if you are in South Texas.
The term "cowboy" was originally used to indicate a novice in the cattle business.
If you doubt me, check out a book such asThe Cowboy Way by Paul Carlson.
I'm not doubting your word , NT , but I saw a movie once called "The Cowboy Way" , and it raised all kind of questions about y'all Texans in my mind . A calf ? No **** ? Having a Canadian in one of the lead roles answered a few of them though...
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"Every day we send them 1.5 million barrels of oil," said Chavez, whose country is the world's No. 5 oil exporter. "What would happen if tomorrow I were to say that no ship leaves for the United States?"
"How high would the price of a barrel go? I think it could hit US$100 (euro83.06)," he said, making clear the idea wasn't being considered at present but was possible if the U.S. were to try to oust him.
Hmmm ... this banana republictin Hitler sits on 20% of the world's oil and has all but threatened to cut us off from it ,does he presenta "clear and presentdanger" to our national security ?
Your thoughts ?
if he chooses to refuse to sell oil to us, it's his decision. he isthe democratically elected leader of his country, and that oil is their resource. we are not entitled to it, nor is he required to sell it to us.
November 2005 Import Highlights: Released on January 13, 2006
Preliminary monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in November 2005 has been released and it shows that two countries have exported more than 1.5 million barrels per day to the United States. Including those countries, a total of four countries exported over 1.0 million barrels per day of crude oil to the United States (see table below). The top sources of US crude oil imports for November were Canada (1.776 million barrels per day), Mexico (1.543 million barrels per day), Saudi Arabia (1.231 million barrels per day), Nigeria (1.163 million barrels per day), and Venezuela (0.992 million barrels per day). The rest of the top ten sources, in order, were Angola (0.626 million barrels per day), Iraq (0.468 million barrels per day), Algeria (0.265 million barrels per day), Ecuador (0.264 million barrels per day), and Colombia (0.264 million barrels per day). Total crude oil imports averaged 9.924 million barrels per day in November, which is an increase of 0.544 million barrels per day from October. The top five exporting countries accounted for 68 percent of United States crude oil imports in November and the top ten sources accounted for approximately 87 percent of all U.S. crude oil imports.
Crude Oil Imports (Top 15 Countries)
(Thousand Barrels per Day)
Country
Nov-05
Oct-05
YTD 2005
Nov-04
Jan - Nov 2004
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CANADA
1,776
1,493
1,619
1,561
1,622
MEXICO
1,543
1,468
1,526
1,604
1,603
SAUDI ARABIA
1,231
1,180
1,434
1,631
1,499
NIGERIA
1,163
1,094
1,049
1,032
1,085
VENEZUELA
992
909
1,234
1,237
1,289
ANGOLA
626
501
451
402
306
IRAQ
468
563
522
629
658
ALGERIA
265
216
230
240
217
ECUADOR
264
273
270
237
229
COLOMBIA
264
111
157
123
143
KUWAIT
234
271
207
324
245
UNITED KINGDOM
229
219
237
156
232
NORWAY
114
145
125
105
150
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
107
41
71
67
63
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
70
74
62
32
52
Total Imports of Petroleum (Top 15 Countries)
(Thousand Barrels per Day)
Country
Nov-05
Oct-05
YTD 2005
Nov-04
Jan - Nov 2004
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CANADA
2,319
2,083
2,139
2,108
2,137
MEXICO
1,663
1,583
1,621
1,664
1,669
SAUDI ARABIA
1,334
1,327
1,525
1,707
1,563
NIGERIA
1,248
1,194
1,138
1,050
1,150
VENEZUELA
1,210
1,250
1,501
1,532
1,549
ANGOLA
643
566
467
402
317
ALGERIA
500
491
483
465
451
UNITED KINGDOM
474
444
400
290
371
IRAQ
468
577
525
629
659
COLOMBIA
310
176
197
159
176
VIRGIN ISLANDS
300
411
326
296
329
ECUADOR
264
275
277
237
243
KUWAIT
250
330
222
324
253
NORWAY
243
287
236
245
251
RUSSIA
206
435
409
482
284
Note: The data in the tables above exclude oil imports into the U.S. territories.
NOTE ON IMPORTS FROM IRAQ: US oil imports from Iraq have fluctuated greatly over the past 15 years. In 1990, imports from Iraq accounted for about 6.4% of our imports. From 1991 to 1996, due to sanctions, Iraq provided NO exports to the US. In 1999 (average 6.7%), 2000 (5.4%), 2001 (6.7%), and 2002 (3.9% - yes, less than four percent), amounts varied a lot from month to month. More data at Energy Info. Administration In 2002, Canada led the world in our sources of imports, at 17%, with Saudi Arabia (13.7%), Mexico (13.5%), and Venezuela (12%) in a virtual three-way tie for second. The year before the percentages were Canada - 15.4%, Saudi Arabia - 14%, Venezuela - 13%, and Mexico - 12.1%. Canada has been the leader since at least 2001. In 2002, US imports from the Persian Gulf region amounted to 19.8 percent of our total imports. The same year, a total of 40% came from OPEC member nations -- which include countries such as Venezuela and Indonesia that are outside the Persian Gulf.More Information
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