# Oil volatile as U.S. crude build faces OPEC freeze hopes

> Oil prices were little changed in volatile trading as traders weighed Russian comments about a possible meeting with Saudi Arabia. The comments revived hopes for a production freeze. Prices followed a near 6% surge the previous day on OPEC efforts to limit output ahead of a Vienna meeting.

- Date: 2016-11-16 · published 2016-11-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12018-oil-volatile-as-u-s-crude-build-faces-opec-freeze-hopes
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Ongoing uncertainty about an OPEC freeze keeps crude supported, which affects energy and transport costs for feed buyers. The lack of a clear direction suggests no decisive price change yet.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- BRENT: neutral

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2016-11-15 | 1 | +5.6% | 3.1 | Although dated a day after the move, the article describes the roughly 6% surge on 2016-11-15 as driven by hopes that OPEC would limit output (supply-side sentiment) ahead of the Vienna meeting, so it explains the move, though it is post-dated and not a same-day catalyst. |

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## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-idUSKBN13A068/

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