# OPEC+ Sticks With Plan to Keep Oil Flow Steady Amid Turmoil - Bloomberg

> Saudi Arabia and Russia led OPEC+ members in agreeing to keep production levels steady through the end of March. The decision was ratified despite an unfolding situation that the group said was too early to gauge a response to.

- Date: 2026-01-04 · published 2026-01-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20968-opec-sticks-with-plan-to-keep-oil-flow-steady-amid-turmoil-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Holding output flat through March keeps supply stable in a market already facing a surplus, so crude prices have less support from new cuts. Lower energy costs ease margins for feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- BRENT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2026-01-04 | [OPEC+ keeps oil output steady amid turmoil among members \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20967-opec-keeps-oil-output-steady-amid-turmoil-among-members-reuters.md) | +3.1% | +7.9% |
| WTI | 2026-10-04 | [OPEC+ agrees to keep November oil output targets steady](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17059-opec-agrees-to-keep-november-oil-output-targets-steady.md) | +0.8% | +8.4% |
| WTI | 2026-10-01 | [OPEC+ agrees to keep November oil output targets steady](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17056-opec-agrees-to-keep-november-oil-output-targets-steady.md) | -2.3% | +8.7% |
| WTI | 2026-01-26 | [OPEC+ Likely to Stick With Supply Pause in March, Delegates Say - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20970-opec-likely-to-stick-with-supply-pause-in-march-delegates-say-bloomberg.md) | +6.4% | +9.1% |
| WTI | 2023-11-30 | [OPEC+ Production Cuts Fail to Convince Oil Traders Amid Lack of Detail - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33085-opec-production-cuts-fail-to-convince-oil-traders-amid-lack-of-detail-bloomberg.md) | -11.0% | -7.4% |
| BRENT | 2026-01-04 | [OPEC+ keeps oil output steady amid turmoil among members \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20967-opec-keeps-oil-output-steady-amid-turmoil-among-members-reuters.md) | +4.7% | +16.5% |
| BRENT | 2026-10-04 | [OPEC+ agrees to keep November oil output targets steady](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17059-opec-agrees-to-keep-november-oil-output-targets-steady.md) | -0.9% | +2.2% |
| BRENT | 2026-10-01 | [OPEC+ agrees to keep November oil output targets steady](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17056-opec-agrees-to-keep-november-oil-output-targets-steady.md) | +2.6% | +8.8% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-04/opec-sticks-with-plan-to-keep-oil-supply-steady-delegates-say

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