# OPEC+ opts for modest oil output hike as glut fears mount | Reuters

> OPEC+ said on 5 October it would raise oil output from November by 137,000 bpd, the same monthly increase as October. The group has raised its targets by more than 2.7 million bpd this year.

- Date: 2025-10-05 · published 2025-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22302-opec-opts-for-modest-oil-output-hike-as-glut-fears-mount-reuters
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Additional barrels into a market already worried about a glut add to downward price pressure. The modest size suggests the group is trying to avoid a sharp price drop.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2022-03-09 | [Oil prices fall most in 2 years as UAE supports output hike \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5776-oil-prices-fall-most-in-2-years-as-uae-supports-output-hike-reuters.md) | -21.5% | -18.3% |
| BRENT | 2025-06-27 | [OPEC+ set to make another accelerated oil output hike for August, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24125-opec-set-to-make-another-accelerated-oil-output-hike-for-august-sources-say.md) | +2.1% | +2.4% |
| BRENT | 2021-09-01 | [Oil steadies; OPEC+ sticks to gradual output hikes \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44979-oil-steadies-opec-sticks-to-gradual-output-hikes-reuters.md) | -2.2% | +7.5% |
| BRENT | 2024-09-26 | [OPEC+ set to go ahead with Dec oil output hike, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28237-opec-set-to-go-ahead-with-dec-oil-output-hike-sources-say-reuters.md) | -0.1% | +0.5% |
| BRENT | 2025-10-05 | [Oil rises after OPEC+ hikes output less than expected \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22303-oil-rises-after-opec-hikes-output-less-than-expected-reuters.md) | -2.7% | -0.1% |
| WTI | 2022-03-09 | [Oil prices fall most in 2 years as UAE supports output hike \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5776-oil-prices-fall-most-in-2-years-as-uae-supports-output-hike-reuters.md) | -22.0% | -17.5% |
| WTI | 2025-06-27 | [OPEC+ set to make another accelerated oil output hike for August, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24125-opec-set-to-make-another-accelerated-oil-output-hike-for-august-sources-say.md) | +2.6% | +1.1% |
| WTI | 2021-09-01 | [Oil steadies; OPEC+ sticks to gradual output hikes \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44979-oil-steadies-opec-sticks-to-gradual-output-hikes-reuters.md) | +1.3% | +9.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/opec-poised-raise-oil-output-further-sources-say-2025-10-05/

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