# With oil markets tightening, OPEC and its allies agree to a small increase in output.

> OPEC and allied producers agreed on Wednesday to add a modest amount of oil to an increasingly tight market. The decision may add uncertainty to energy markets. The planned increase is small relative to demand recovery after the pandemic.

- Date: 2022-02-02 · published 2022-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42629-with-oil-markets-tightening-opec-and-its-allies-agree-to-a-small-increase-in
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

A tight oil market with only small planned supply additions supports higher crude prices, which raise costs for diesel, fertilizer and natural gas used across the feed supply chain.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2026-09-06 | [OPEC, Allies Agree to Keep Oil Output Steady in October - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17380-opec-allies-agree-to-keep-oil-output-steady-in-october-wsj.md) | +12.0% | +18.6% |
| BRENT | 2019-12-05 | [OPEC, allies agree to deepen oil output cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55490-opec-allies-agree-to-deepen-oil-output-cuts.md) | +0.7% | +7.4% |
| BRENT | 2018-12-07 | [OPEC and Allies, Defying Trump, Agree to Cut Oil Output to Prop Up Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10624-opec-and-allies-defying-trump-agree-to-cut-oil-output-to-prop-up-prices.md) | +2.2% | -2.9% |
| BRENT | 2019-02-07 | [MEED \| Opec+ agrees to extend oil output cuts till March 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60521-meed-opec-agrees-to-extend-oil-output-cuts-till-march-2020.md) | +1.6% | +4.5% |
| BRENT | 2022-10-01 | [Oil up nearly 3% as OPEC+ agrees to small oil output cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39515-oil-up-nearly-3-as-opec-agrees-to-small-oil-output-cut.md) | +11.3% | +7.7% |
| WTI | 2026-09-06 | [OPEC, Allies Agree to Keep Oil Output Steady in October - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17380-opec-allies-agree-to-keep-oil-output-steady-in-october-wsj.md) | +9.3% | +3.6% |
| WTI | 2019-12-05 | [OPEC, allies agree to deepen oil output cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55490-opec-allies-agree-to-deepen-oil-output-cuts.md) | +0.5% | +4.7% |
| WTI | 2018-12-07 | [OPEC and Allies, Defying Trump, Agree to Cut Oil Output to Prop Up Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10624-opec-and-allies-defying-trump-agree-to-cut-oil-output-to-prop-up-prices.md) | +2.2% | -6.2% |

## Sources

- nytimes.com: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/02/business/opec-meeting-oil.html

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