# Oil settles up after OPEC+ opts for modest output hike

> Oil prices settled higher after OPEC+ approved a modest 137,000 bpd production increase for October. That increase is much smaller than the earlier monthly hikes of about 555,000 bpd and 411,000 bpd.

- Date: 2025-10-01 · published 2025-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22769-oil-settles-up-after-opec-opts-for-modest-output-hike
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Analysts expect limited supply impact because some members are already over-producing, so the barrels are largely in the market already. The prices rose as the smaller hike eased concerns about a glut.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2016-11-30 | [US crude settles up 9.3 percent after OPEC finalizes output cut deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8569-us-crude-settles-up-9-3-percent-after-opec-finalizes-output-cut-deal.md) | +16.7% | +22.1% |
| BRENT | 2024-09-05 | [OPEC+ agrees to delay October oil output hike for two months \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28238-opec-agrees-to-delay-october-oil-output-hike-for-two-months-reuters.md) | -4.4% | +1.0% |
| BRENT | 2020-12-02 | [Oil Hits 9-Month High After OPEC+ Agrees to Gradual Output Hike - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49555-oil-hits-9-month-high-after-opec-agrees-to-gradual-output-hike-bloomberg.md) | +3.4% | +8.1% |
| BRENT | 2018-06-22 | [Oil jumps as OPEC agrees to modest output hikes - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11573-oil-jumps-as-opec-agrees-to-modest-output-hikes-the-globe-and-mail.md) | +5.6% | -1.0% |
| BRENT | 2022-04-01 | [OPEC+ sticks to modest oil output boost despite price hike - CGTN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41751-opec-sticks-to-modest-oil-output-boost-despite-price-hike-cgtn.md) | -6.9% | +1.2% |
| WTI | 2016-11-30 | [US crude settles up 9.3 percent after OPEC finalizes output cut deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8569-us-crude-settles-up-9-3-percent-after-opec-finalizes-output-cut-deal.md) | +12.5% | +19.3% |
| WTI | 2024-09-05 | [OPEC+ agrees to delay October oil output hike for two months \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28238-opec-agrees-to-delay-october-oil-output-hike-for-two-months-reuters.md) | -2.7% | +1.0% |
| WTI | 2020-12-02 | [Oil Hits 9-Month High After OPEC+ Agrees to Gradual Output Hike - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49555-oil-hits-9-month-high-after-opec-agrees-to-gradual-output-hike-bloomberg.md) | +2.4% | +8.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-settles-up-after-opec-opts-modest-output-hike-2025-09-07/

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