# OPEC+ Likely to Stick With Supply Pause in March, Delegates Say - Bloomberg

> Bloomberg reported that OPEC+ delegates expect to continue their plan to keep oil production steady at next month's meeting. The group is dealing with a global surplus and a series of geopolitical risks.

- Date: 2026-01-26 · published 2026-01-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20970-opec-likely-to-stick-with-supply-pause-in-march-delegates-say-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of no output change keep supply flat, so crude has little new support from the producer side. Prices stay sensitive to geopolitical headlines.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- BRENT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2024-01-26 | [OPEC+ Doesn’t Plan Any Changes to Oil-Output Policy Next Week, Delegates Say - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32026-opec-doesn-t-plan-any-changes-to-oil-output-policy-next-week-delegates-say.md) | -4.6% | -0.6% |
| WTI | 2026-01-04 | [OPEC+ Sticks With Plan to Keep Oil Flow Steady Amid Turmoil - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20968-opec-sticks-with-plan-to-keep-oil-flow-steady-amid-turmoil-bloomberg.md) | +3.1% | +7.9% |
| WTI | 2022-10-31 | [OPEC Says Supply Surplus Was Main Reason for Oil Production Cut - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39056-opec-says-supply-surplus-was-main-reason-for-oil-production-cut-bloomberg.md) | +5.4% | -12.2% |
| WTI | 2026-07-28 | [OPEC+ likely to pause oil output hikes after September, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18254-opec-likely-to-pause-oil-output-hikes-after-september-sources-say-reuters.md) | -2.7% | +2.6% |
| WTI | 2021-12-02 | [OPEC+ Sticks to Planned Supply Hike But Adds a Get-Out Clause - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43504-opec-sticks-to-planned-supply-hike-but-adds-a-get-out-clause-tt.md) | +10.6% | +17.4% |
| BRENT | 2024-01-26 | [OPEC+ Doesn’t Plan Any Changes to Oil-Output Policy Next Week, Delegates Say - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32026-opec-doesn-t-plan-any-changes-to-oil-output-policy-next-week-delegates-say.md) | -2.4% | +2.9% |
| BRENT | 2026-01-04 | [OPEC+ Sticks With Plan to Keep Oil Flow Steady Amid Turmoil - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20968-opec-sticks-with-plan-to-keep-oil-flow-steady-amid-turmoil-bloomberg.md) | +4.7% | +16.5% |
| BRENT | 2022-10-31 | [OPEC Says Supply Surplus Was Main Reason for Oil Production Cut - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39056-opec-says-supply-surplus-was-main-reason-for-oil-production-cut-bloomberg.md) | +4.0% | -12.3% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-26/opec-likely-to-stick-with-supply-pause-in-march-delegates-say

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