# OPEC+ is poised to slip further below oil output target | Reuters

> OPEC+ has been pumping about 500,000 bpd below its targets, a shortfall equal to 0.5% of global demand. The gap has defied expectations of a supply glut and supported oil prices.

- Date: 2025-09-26 · published 2025-09-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22774-opec-is-poised-to-slip-further-below-oil-output-target-reuters
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Output held below quota removes supply the market had expected, which supports crude prices. The continued shortfall limits how much the planned output hikes can weigh on prices.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2019-04-23 | [Gulf OPEC producers to raise oil output if there is enough demand - Reuters — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59505-gulf-opec-producers-to-raise-oil-output-if-there-is-enough-demand-reuters-octa.md) | -1.0% | +0.3% |
| BRENT | 2021-10-04 | [OPEC+ agrees to stick to existing oil output plan, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44443-opec-agrees-to-stick-to-existing-oil-output-plan-sources-say-reuters.md) | +3.7% | +5.5% |
| BRENT | 2024-09-04 | [OPEC+ discussing delay to planned oil output hike in October, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11570-opec-discussing-delay-to-planned-oil-output-hike-in-october-sources-say-reuters.md) | -7.1% | -0.9% |
| BRENT | 2019-02-12 | [OPEC slashed oil output in January, pumping just above oil target](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60515-opec-slashed-oil-output-in-january-pumping-just-above-oil-target.md) | +8.0% | +7.2% |
| 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% |
| WTI | 2019-04-23 | [Gulf OPEC producers to raise oil output if there is enough demand - Reuters — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59505-gulf-opec-producers-to-raise-oil-output-if-there-is-enough-demand-reuters-octa.md) | -3.4% | -3.9% |
| WTI | 2021-10-04 | [OPEC+ agrees to stick to existing oil output plan, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44443-opec-agrees-to-stick-to-existing-oil-output-plan-sources-say-reuters.md) | +4.6% | +9.9% |
| WTI | 2024-09-04 | [OPEC+ discussing delay to planned oil output hike in October, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11570-opec-discussing-delay-to-planned-oil-output-hike-in-october-sources-say-reuters.md) | -6.4% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/opec-is-poised-slip-further-below-oil-output-target-2025-09-26/

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