# OPEC+ members to undergo annual oil capacity audit under new plan, sources say | Reuters

> OPEC+ members will undergo an annual assessment of their oil production capacity beginning next year, to be used for 2027 output quotas. Sources said the aim is to align quotas more closely with each country's real capacity.

- Date: 2025-12-02 · published 2025-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21428-opec-members-to-undergo-annual-oil-capacity-audit-under-new-plan-sources-say
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Quotas based on verified capacity could make OPEC+ supply policy more predictable over time. The near-term price impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- BRENT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 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) | -4.2% | +2.6% |
| 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 | 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 | 2021-08-30 | [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 | 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% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/opec-members-undergo-annual-oil-capacity-audit-under-new-plan-sources-say-2025-12-02/

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