# OPEC+ likely to keep oil output policy from September unchanged, sources say | Reuters

> Three OPEC+ sources told Reuters the group is likely to keep its oil output policy unchanged at its September 1 meeting and continue the planned 400,000 bpd monthly increase. The group had agreed the increases for the next several months.

- Date: 2021-08-30 · published 2021-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45470-opec-likely-to-keep-oil-output-policy-from-september-unchanged-sources-say
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

A continued 400,000 bpd monthly add keeps crude supply rising into a recovering demand market, which caps upside for crude and, through energy costs, feeds into biofuel and freight economics for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- BRENT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| BRENT | 2021-12-02 | [OPEC+ agrees on planned January oil output rise, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43497-opec-agrees-on-planned-january-oil-output-rise-sources-say-reuters.md) | +9.7% | +14.1% |
| BRENT | 2024-02-01 | [Opec+ committee meeting keeps oil output policy unchanged - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31568-opec-committee-meeting-keeps-oil-output-policy-unchanged-the-business-times.md) | -2.6% | +1.9% |
| BRENT | 2024-04-02 | [OPEC+ unlikely to change output policy at panel meeting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30643-opec-unlikely-to-change-output-policy-at-panel-meeting.md) | +4.9% | +1.9% |
| WTI | 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) | -2.7% | +2.6% |
| WTI | 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) | -6.4% | -6.9% |
| WTI | 2021-12-02 | [OPEC+ agrees on planned January oil output rise, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43497-opec-agrees-on-planned-january-oil-output-rise-sources-say-reuters.md) | +10.6% | +17.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/opec-likely-keep-oil-output-policy-september-unchanged-sources-say-2021-08-30/

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