# OPEC+ Holds Output Steady, Approves New Capacity Framework Through 2026 | OilPrice.com

> OPEC and allies agreed to keep oil output levels unchanged through the end of 2026 at their 40th ministerial meeting. Members endorsed a new mechanism to assess national production capacities that will set 2027 quotas, and empowered the JMMC to meet every two months.

- Date: 2025-11-30 · published 2025-11-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21875-opec-holds-output-steady-approves-new-capacity-framework-through-2026-oilprice
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Unchanged output targets through 2026 cap supply growth amid glut concerns, which provides some price support for crude. Energy costs feed into freight and processing costs for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- BRENT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2025-11-29 | [OPEC+ holds oil output steady, agrees capacity mechanism \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21870-opec-holds-oil-output-steady-agrees-capacity-mechanism-reuters.md) | +0.7% | -1.8% |
| BRENT | 2020-10-19 | [OPEC Meeting Ends Without Firm Decision On Output Cuts \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50550-opec-meeting-ends-without-firm-decision-on-output-cuts-oilprice-com.md) | -2.1% | +0.0% |
| BRENT | 2023-01-30 | [Putin, MBS Discuss Oil Strategy Ahead Of OPEC+ Meeting \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37949-putin-mbs-discuss-oil-strategy-ahead-of-opec-meeting-oilprice-com.md) | -7.7% | -3.8% |
| BRENT | 2026-04-06 | [OPEC+ to hike crude output: Will it make a difference to oil prices? \| Euronews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19611-opec-to-hike-crude-output-will-it-make-a-difference-to-oil-prices-euronews.md) | -9.7% | -4.1% |
| BRENT | 2026-04-29 | [In five charts: How UAE's exit could affect Opec's influence over the oil price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19884-in-five-charts-how-uae-s-exit-could-affect-opec-s-influence-over-the-oil-price.md) | -1.9% | -16.4% |
| WTI | 2025-11-29 | [OPEC+ holds oil output steady, agrees capacity mechanism \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21870-opec-holds-oil-output-steady-agrees-capacity-mechanism-reuters.md) | +2.7% | -1.1% |
| WTI | 2020-10-19 | [OPEC Meeting Ends Without Firm Decision On Output Cuts \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50550-opec-meeting-ends-without-firm-decision-on-output-cuts-oilprice-com.md) | -2.4% | -1.9% |
| WTI | 2023-01-30 | [Putin, MBS Discuss Oil Strategy Ahead Of OPEC+ Meeting \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37949-putin-mbs-discuss-oil-strategy-ahead-of-opec-meeting-oilprice-com.md) | -7.9% | -5.2% |

## Sources

- oilprice.com: https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/OPEC-Holds-Output-Steady-Approves-New-Capacity-Framework-Through-2026.html

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