# Oil producers join forces and cut production again | AP News

> Oil prices spiked higher as major producers agreed to cut output after a roughly 25 percent fall over recent months. The reduction was driven by heavy production from major exporters including the US.

- Date: 2018-12-07 · published 2018-12-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10626-oil-producers-join-forces-and-cut-production-again-ap-news
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

A production cut firms crude prices, supporting energy costs and biofuel demand that influence vegetable oil and feed pricing.

## 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 | Same-day coverage of the producers' cut agreement after a steep price slide, which spurred a supply-driven rebound. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2022-02-02 | [Caution from OPEC+ producers to keep oil prices high \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42630-caution-from-opec-producers-to-keep-oil-prices-high-ap-news.md) | +1.3% | +25.5% |
| WTI | 2018-12-03 | [Oil Prices Rise on Expectations for a Production Cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10625-oil-prices-rise-on-expectations-for-a-production-cut.md) | +3.7% | -11.0% |
| WTI | 2023-11-30 | [OPEC+ agrees to oil production cut  \| Oil & Gas Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33087-opec-agrees-to-oil-production-cut-oil-and-gas-journal.md) | -11.0% | -7.4% |
| WTI | 2022-10-06 | [Why is OPEC+ cutting oil production and what’s next? \| Explainer News \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39328-why-is-opec-cutting-oil-production-and-what-s-next-explainer-news-al-jazeera.md) | -0.5% | +2.2% |
| 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 | 2022-02-02 | [Caution from OPEC+ producers to keep oil prices high \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42630-caution-from-opec-producers-to-keep-oil-prices-high-ap-news.md) | +4.1% | +20.3% |
| BRENT | 2018-12-03 | [Oil Prices Rise on Expectations for a Production Cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10625-oil-prices-rise-on-expectations-for-a-production-cut.md) | +6.0% | -10.4% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/f05040b98fc54784a2e69e2f2af90d89

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