# OPEC+ to Increase Oil Production—Again

> OPEC+ announced a 411,000-barrel-per-day production increase for June, following hikes in April and May. Brent and WTI futures fell more than 3% in early trading, with WTI near $56 a barrel, below the break-even price for many US drillers.

- Date: 2025-06-01 · published 2025-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24856-opec-to-increase-oil-production-again
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Additional OPEC+ supply and prices below US break-even levels may reduce drilling and oil-linked input costs, while lower crude weakens biofuel demand for soyoil.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2025-10-03 | [OPEC+ agrees to modest oil production increase for November](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22305-opec-agrees-to-modest-oil-production-increase-for-november.md) | +2.2% | +0.4% |
| BRENT | 2026-07-05 | [OPEC+ countries agree to increase oil production in August \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18250-opec-countries-agree-to-increase-oil-production-in-august-ap-news.md) | +7.0% | +33.1% |
| BRENT | 2021-09-01 | [OPEC+ Sticks to Agreed Schedule for Oil-Production Increases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44983-opec-sticks-to-agreed-schedule-for-oil-production-increases.md) | -2.2% | +7.5% |
| BRENT | 2022-07-18 | [OPEC+ Agrees to 100,000 bpd Oil Production Increase for September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40406-opec-agrees-to-100-000-bpd-oil-production-increase-for-september.md) | -1.5% | -5.3% |
| BRENT | 2025-03-04 | [OPEC+ to gradually increase production amid market volatility \| Oil & Gas Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25491-opec-to-gradually-increase-production-amid-market-volatility-oil-and-gas-journal.md) | -2.8% | +5.2% |
| WTI | 2025-10-03 | [OPEC+ agrees to modest oil production increase for November](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22305-opec-agrees-to-modest-oil-production-increase-for-november.md) | +1.7% | +0.1% |
| WTI | 2026-07-05 | [OPEC+ countries agree to increase oil production in August \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18250-opec-countries-agree-to-increase-oil-production-in-august-ap-news.md) | +3.9% | +23.4% |
| WTI | 2021-09-01 | [OPEC+ Sticks to Agreed Schedule for Oil-Production Increases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44983-opec-sticks-to-agreed-schedule-for-oil-production-increases.md) | +1.3% | +9.5% |

## Sources

- instituteforenergyresearch.org: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/opec-to-increase-oil-production-again/

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