# OPEC+ ministers, eight OPEC+ countries confirm earlier decisions on production for Q1 2026

> OPEC+ ministers confirmed earlier decisions that keep current production quotas in effect for 2026. Eight voluntary-cut countries agreed to pause output increases in Q1 2026 at December quota levels. A mechanism to assess maximum sustainable capacity for 2027 baselines was also approved.

- Date: 2025-12-01 · published 2025-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21424-opec-ministers-eight-opec-countries-confirm-earlier-decisions-on-production-for
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Pausing increases in Q1 2026 removes near-term supply growth, which supports crude prices. Crude levels affect diesel, freight and energy costs across feed supply chains.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2019-10-23 | [OPEC+ countries to cut further oil production  ABC.AZ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56473-opec-countries-to-cut-further-oil-production-abc-az.md) | +2.0% | +2.6% |
| BRENT | 2024-05-30 | [OPEC+ working on complex production cut deal for 2024-2025, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30158-opec-working-on-complex-production-cut-deal-for-2024-2025-sources-say-reuters.md) | -6.8% | +3.6% |
| BRENT | 2024-09-05 | [Eight OPEC+ countries delay planned Oct oil output increase by two months, overproduction compensation schedule confirmed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28242-eight-opec-countries-delay-planned-oct-oil-output-increase-by-two-months.md) | -4.4% | +1.0% |
| BRENT | 2022-10-15 | [OAPEC Sec Gen says OPEC+ decision to cut oil production 'correct' \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39062-oapec-sec-gen-says-opec-decision-to-cut-oil-production-correct-reuters.md) | +0.8% | +4.6% |
| BRENT | 2024-02-05 | [OPEC+ to decide on extending oil production cuts into Q2 2024 in March](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31564-opec-to-decide-on-extending-oil-production-cuts-into-q2-2024-in-march.md) | +5.7% | +7.3% |
| WTI | 2019-10-23 | [OPEC+ countries to cut further oil production  ABC.AZ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56473-opec-countries-to-cut-further-oil-production-abc-az.md) | +2.2% | +1.5% |
| WTI | 2024-05-30 | [OPEC+ working on complex production cut deal for 2024-2025, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30158-opec-working-on-complex-production-cut-deal-for-2024-2025-sources-say-reuters.md) | -6.5% | +3.4% |
| WTI | 2024-09-05 | [Eight OPEC+ countries delay planned Oct oil output increase by two months, overproduction compensation schedule confirmed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28242-eight-opec-countries-delay-planned-oct-oil-output-increase-by-two-months.md) | -2.7% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- interfax.com: https://www.interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/115060/

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