# Oil output to see small hike to ease energy prices

> OPEC+ agreed to add 100,000 barrels per day to the market from September, a much slower pace than recent increases. The decision came after US President Biden travelled to Saudi Arabia to press for more output. Analysts described the increase as too small to matter.

- Date: 2022-08-01 · published 2022-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39952-oil-output-to-see-small-hike-to-ease-energy-prices
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

The minimal increase leaves the physical market tight and offers little relief from high fuel prices. Feed producers face continued elevated diesel and energy costs.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- BRENT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2022-05-05 | [OPEC+ sticks to modest oil output hike despite price rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41317-opec-sticks-to-modest-oil-output-hike-despite-price-rally.md) | -2.5% | +8.0% |
| BRENT | 2016-11-22 | [Oil prices ease off three-week high on worries over OPEC output cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/74007-oil-prices-ease-off-three-week-high-on-worries-over-opec-output-cut.md) | +0.1% | +14.4% |
| BRENT | 2021-08-27 | [OPEC stays the course on output hikes as oil prices rebound](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45475-opec-stays-the-course-on-output-hikes-as-oil-prices-rebound.md) | +3.6% | +8.6% |
| BRENT | 2019-08-11 | [Opec mulls further output cuts to support oil prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57508-opec-mulls-further-output-cuts-to-support-oil-prices.md) | +1.5% | +6.0% |
| BRENT | 2026-07-28 | [OPEC+ likely to pause oil output hikes after September, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18254-opec-likely-to-pause-oil-output-hikes-after-september-sources-say-reuters.md) | -4.2% | +2.6% |
| WTI | 2022-05-05 | [OPEC+ sticks to modest oil output hike despite price rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41317-opec-sticks-to-modest-oil-output-hike-despite-price-rally.md) | -2.1% | +8.4% |
| WTI | 2016-11-22 | [Oil prices ease off three-week high on worries over OPEC output cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/74007-oil-prices-ease-off-three-week-high-on-worries-over-opec-output-cut.md) | -4.7% | +10.0% |
| WTI | 2021-08-27 | [OPEC stays the course on output hikes as oil prices rebound](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45475-opec-stays-the-course-on-output-hikes-as-oil-prices-rebound.md) | +3.9% | +9.9% |

## Sources

- bbc.com: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62352272

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