# OPEC and Allies, Defying Trump, Agree to Cut Oil Output to Prop Up Prices

> OPEC and allied producers, including Russia, agreed to cut oil output by a deeper-than-expected amount after two days of meetings. The decision responded to a glut that had pushed crude prices down roughly a third since early October.

- Date: 2018-12-07 · published 2018-12-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10624-opec-and-allies-defying-trump-agree-to-cut-oil-output-to-prop-up-prices
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

A coordinated supply cut tightens crude balances and tends to lift energy prices, which feeds into biofuel margins and feed input costs.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2018-12-07 | 1 | +6.7% | 3.4 | The OPEC+ agreement on 2018-12-07 to cut output more than expected directly tightened expected supply and drove the Brent jump. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2019-12-05 | [OPEC, allies agree to deepen oil output cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55490-opec-allies-agree-to-deepen-oil-output-cuts.md) | +0.7% | +7.4% |
| BRENT | 2018-12-07 | [OPEC and allies agree to cut oil production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10629-opec-and-allies-agree-to-cut-oil-production.md) | +2.2% | -2.9% |
| BRENT | 2022-10-01 | [Oil up nearly 3% as OPEC+ agrees to small oil output cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39515-oil-up-nearly-3-as-opec-agrees-to-small-oil-output-cut.md) | +11.3% | +7.7% |
| BRENT | 2023-11-30 | [Oil prices swing as OPEC+ agrees on additional output cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33335-oil-prices-swing-as-opec-agrees-on-additional-output-cuts.md) | -10.5% | -5.2% |
| BRENT | 2020-06-06 | [OPEC, Allies Finalize Deal to Extend Oil-Output Cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52510-opec-allies-finalize-deal-to-extend-oil-output-cuts.md) | -7.2% | +3.3% |
| WTI | 2019-12-05 | [OPEC, allies agree to deepen oil output cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55490-opec-allies-agree-to-deepen-oil-output-cuts.md) | +0.5% | +4.7% |
| WTI | 2018-12-07 | [OPEC and allies agree to cut oil production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10629-opec-and-allies-agree-to-cut-oil-production.md) | +2.2% | -6.2% |
| WTI | 2022-10-01 | [Oil up nearly 3% as OPEC+ agrees to small oil output cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39515-oil-up-nearly-3-as-opec-agrees-to-small-oil-output-cut.md) | +16.5% | +10.2% |

## Sources

- nytimes.com: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/business/energy-environment/opec-russia-oil-prices-production.html

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