# Oil settles down 1% as U.S. refineries shut; Washington pushes OPEC to pump more | Reuters

> Oil futures settled about 1% lower as U.S. refineries shut ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall. Brent's October contract, due to expire Tuesday, settled down 0.6% at $72.99 a barrel, and WTI settled down 1% at $68.50. Sources told Reuters that OPEC+ is likely to keep its planned output increase despite Washington's push for more supply.

- Date: 2021-08-31 · published 2021-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45721-oil-settles-down-1-as-u-s-refineries-shut-washington-pushes-opec-to-pump-more
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower crude prices reduce input costs for diesel, fertilizer and freight, which weighs on feed production costs. Expected OPEC+ supply increases add to the bearish pressure on energy prices.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2024-02-29 | [Oil inches down as US inflation data, rising OPEC output weigh \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31835-oil-inches-down-as-us-inflation-data-rising-opec-output-weigh-reuters.md) | +0.8% | +3.5% |
| WTI | 2023-02-27 | [Oil futures slip 1% on worries about more U.S. interest rate hikes \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37486-oil-futures-slip-1-on-worries-about-more-u-s-interest-rate-hikes-reuters.md) | +4.5% | -9.2% |
| WTI | 2023-05-18 | [Oil prices settle down 1%; strong US data boosts dollar \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36137-oil-prices-settle-down-1-strong-us-data-boosts-dollar-reuters.md) | +2.1% | -3.0% |
| WTI | 2024-05-03 | [Oil settles down on US jobs data, steepest weekly loss in 3 months \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7229-oil-settles-down-on-us-jobs-data-steepest-weekly-loss-in-3-months-reuters.md) | +0.4% | -3.0% |
| WTI | 2025-10-01 | [Oil slumps to 16-week low on U.S. shutdown and possible OPEC+ plans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23037-oil-slumps-to-16-week-low-on-u-s-shutdown-and-possible-opec-plans.md) | -1.0% | -3.5% |
| BRENT | 2024-02-29 | [Oil inches down as US inflation data, rising OPEC output weigh \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31835-oil-inches-down-as-us-inflation-data-rising-opec-output-weigh-reuters.md) | +1.0% | +1.9% |
| BRENT | 2023-02-27 | [Oil futures slip 1% on worries about more U.S. interest rate hikes \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37486-oil-futures-slip-1-on-worries-about-more-u-s-interest-rate-hikes-reuters.md) | +3.7% | -10.2% |
| BRENT | 2023-05-18 | [Oil prices settle down 1%; strong US data boosts dollar \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36137-oil-prices-settle-down-1-strong-us-data-boosts-dollar-reuters.md) | +1.6% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-falls-us-refiners-shut-down-by-damage-hurricane-ida-2021-08-31/

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