# Saudi plays short and long game with OPEC+ production gamble

> Saudi Arabia and seven other OPEC+ members raised joint production by 548,000 bpd for August, speeding up the unwinding of a 2.17 million bpd tranche of cuts. The article describes the strategy behind the decision.

- Date: 2025-07-08 · published 2025-07-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23672-saudi-plays-short-and-long-game-with-opec-production-gamble
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Faster supply restoration pressures crude prices lower, which can ease energy and freight costs for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2021-04-27 | [OPEC+ maintains production plan \| Wood Mackenzie](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47511-opec-maintains-production-plan-wood-mackenzie.md) | +3.2% | +4.5% |
| BRENT | 2024-07-18 | [OPEC+ will stick to oil production hike plan as upcoming meeting, delegates report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29162-opec-will-stick-to-oil-production-hike-plan-as-upcoming-meeting-delegates-report.md) | -3.6% | -5.2% |
| BRENT | 2018-10-25 | [OPEC Should Boost Crude Production at Next Meeting, the IEA Says - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62454-opec-should-boost-crude-production-at-next-meeting-the-iea-says-bloomberg.md) | -2.1% | -18.5% |
| BRENT | 2022-03-09 | [Oil prices tumble after UAE says it wants OPEC to increase production \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5821-oil-prices-tumble-after-uae-says-it-wants-opec-to-increase-production-cnn.md) | -21.5% | -18.3% |
| BRENT | 2025-06-01 | [OPEC+ to Increase Oil Production—Again](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24856-opec-to-increase-oil-production-again.md) | +4.9% | +7.0% |
| WTI | 2021-04-27 | [OPEC+ maintains production plan \| Wood Mackenzie](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47511-opec-maintains-production-plan-wood-mackenzie.md) | +4.0% | +6.6% |
| WTI | 2024-07-18 | [OPEC+ will stick to oil production hike plan as upcoming meeting, delegates report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29162-opec-will-stick-to-oil-production-hike-plan-as-upcoming-meeting-delegates-report.md) | -6.4% | -6.9% |
| WTI | 2018-10-25 | [OPEC Should Boost Crude Production at Next Meeting, the IEA Says - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62454-opec-should-boost-crude-production-at-next-meeting-the-iea-says-bloomberg.md) | -2.0% | -18.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/saudi-plays-short-long-game-with-opec-production-gamble-2025-07-08/

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