# OPEC+ members to delay oil production increases

> OPEC+ has postponed plans to unwind several formal and voluntary crude production cuts into 2026, according to delegate sources. The group's combined output quota now runs until December 31, 2026, and a voluntary 2.2 million bpd cut will be extended into the first quarter of 2025 before hikes begin. Oil prices have stayed subdued this year under weak demand expectations.

- Date: 2024-12-05 · published 2024-12-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26872-opec-members-to-delay-oil-production-increases
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Postponing supply increases limits the oversupply that would otherwise weigh on crude prices, offering some support to energy costs. Crude moves transmit to diesel and fertilizer costs that affect feed production.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2016-11-30 | [Oil price rises sharply as Opec members hint at deal to limit production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8570-oil-price-rises-sharply-as-opec-members-hint-at-deal-to-limit-production.md) | +16.7% | +22.1% |
| BRENT | 2016-11-30 | [Oil Surges on OPEC Deal to Cut Production - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73786-oil-surges-on-opec-deal-to-cut-production-wsj.md) | +16.7% | +22.1% |
| BRENT | 2022-10-01 | [OPEC Raises Oil Production To Highest Level In Years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39753-opec-raises-oil-production-to-highest-level-in-years.md) | +11.3% | +7.7% |
| BRENT | 2022-12-04 | [OPEC+ agrees to maintain oil production targets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38140-opec-agrees-to-maintain-oil-production-targets.md) | -11.4% | -5.6% |
| BRENT | 2018-12-07 | [OPEC and allies agree to cut oil production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10629-opec-and-allies-agree-to-cut-oil-production.md) | +2.2% | -2.9% |
| WTI | 2016-11-30 | [Oil Surges on OPEC Deal to Cut Production - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73786-oil-surges-on-opec-deal-to-cut-production-wsj.md) | +12.5% | +19.3% |
| WTI | 2022-10-01 | [OPEC Raises Oil Production To Highest Level In Years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39753-opec-raises-oil-production-to-highest-level-in-years.md) | +16.5% | +10.2% |
| WTI | 2022-12-04 | [OPEC+ agrees to maintain oil production targets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38140-opec-agrees-to-maintain-oil-production-targets.md) | -11.1% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/05/opec-members-to-delay-oil-production-increase-until-april.html

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