# Q&A: Repercussions of Saudi Oil Decisions Amid Competing Trump and OPEC+ Priorities - Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA | CGEP %

> OPEC+ held to its production plan on February 3 despite a request from President Trump to lower crude prices by boosting output. The group said it had held back 5.86 million bpd through measures since 2022.

- Date: 2025-02-06 · published 2025-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25949-q-and-a-repercussions-of-saudi-oil-decisions-amid-competing-trump-and-opec
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Keeping the planned production path intact means no added supply in the near term, which supports crude and the energy costs behind feed and freight.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- BRENT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2022-08-18 | [Q&A \| Decoding OPEC+’s Lower Production Increase for September - Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA \| CGEP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39953-q-and-a-decoding-opec-s-lower-production-increase-for-september-center-on.md) | +5.4% | -2.0% |
| BRENT | 2021-02-02 | [OPEC+ calm ahead of committee meeting as oil prices rise, but tough decisions loom \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48555-opec-calm-ahead-of-committee-meeting-as-oil-prices-rise-but-tough-decisions.md) | +7.1% | +13.7% |
| BRENT | 2018-05-30 | [Saudi Arabia, OPEC and non-OPEC producers to continue cooperation until end of 2018 - Reuters — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64940-saudi-arabia-opec-and-non-opec-producers-to-continue-cooperation-until-end-of.md) | -1.1% | -0.0% |
| BRENT | 2025-02-27 | [OPEC+ Rethinking Oil Production Rampup After Trump Complications \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25945-opec-rethinking-oil-production-rampup-after-trump-complications-oilprice-com.md) | -4.0% | +1.6% |
| BRENT | 2024-07-18 | [OPEC+ unlikely to change oil output policy at Aug 1 JMMC meeting, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29159-opec-unlikely-to-change-oil-output-policy-at-aug-1-jmmc-meeting-sources-say.md) | -3.6% | -5.2% |
| WTI | 2022-08-18 | [Q&A \| Decoding OPEC+’s Lower Production Increase for September - Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA \| CGEP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39953-q-and-a-decoding-opec-s-lower-production-increase-for-september-center-on.md) | +6.0% | -4.9% |
| WTI | 2021-02-02 | [OPEC+ calm ahead of committee meeting as oil prices rise, but tough decisions loom \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48555-opec-calm-ahead-of-committee-meeting-as-oil-prices-rise-but-tough-decisions.md) | +8.2% | +11.5% |
| WTI | 2018-05-30 | [Saudi Arabia, OPEC and non-OPEC producers to continue cooperation until end of 2018 - Reuters — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64940-saudi-arabia-opec-and-non-opec-producers-to-continue-cooperation-until-end-of.md) | -1.9% | +10.3% |

## Sources

- energypolicy.columbia.edu: https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/repercussions-of-saudi-oil-decisions-amid-competing-trump-and-opec-priorities/

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