# OPEC+ likely to pause oil output hikes after September, sources say | Reuters

> Sources say OPEC+ is likely to pause its output hikes after September, with the seven members scheduled to meet on August 2. The group is expected to keep raising quotas through September before stopping.

- Date: 2026-07-28 · published 2026-07-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18254-opec-likely-to-pause-oil-output-hikes-after-september-sources-say-reuters
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

A pause after September would limit further supply growth, which could firm crude prices later in the year and raise fuel and fertilizer costs for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- BRENT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2021-08-30 | [OPEC+ likely to keep oil output policy from September unchanged, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45470-opec-likely-to-keep-oil-output-policy-from-september-unchanged-sources-say.md) | +0.5% | +7.3% |
| BRENT | 2024-07-18 | [OPEC+ unlikely to change oil output policy at Aug 1 JMMC meeting, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29159-opec-unlikely-to-change-oil-output-policy-at-aug-1-jmmc-meeting-sources-say.md) | -3.6% | -5.2% |
| BRENT | 2021-12-02 | [OPEC+ agrees on planned January oil output rise, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43497-opec-agrees-on-planned-january-oil-output-rise-sources-say-reuters.md) | +9.7% | +14.1% |
| BRENT | 2025-06-27 | [Oil steadies after report of planned OPEC+ August output hike \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24128-oil-steadies-after-report-of-planned-opec-august-output-hike-reuters.md) | +2.1% | +2.4% |
| BRENT | 2025-12-02 | [OPEC+ members to undergo annual oil capacity audit under new plan, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21428-opec-members-to-undergo-annual-oil-capacity-audit-under-new-plan-sources-say.md) | -1.3% | -2.5% |
| WTI | 2021-08-30 | [OPEC+ likely to keep oil output policy from September unchanged, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45470-opec-likely-to-keep-oil-output-policy-from-september-unchanged-sources-say.md) | +0.8% | +9.7% |
| WTI | 2024-07-18 | [OPEC+ unlikely to change oil output policy at Aug 1 JMMC meeting, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29159-opec-unlikely-to-change-oil-output-policy-at-aug-1-jmmc-meeting-sources-say.md) | -6.4% | -6.9% |
| WTI | 2021-12-02 | [OPEC+ agrees on planned January oil output rise, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43497-opec-agrees-on-planned-january-oil-output-rise-sources-say-reuters.md) | +10.6% | +17.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/opec-likely-pause-oil-output-hikes-after-september-sources-say-2026-07-28/

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