# Here's What Causes Oil Prices To Rise Despite Lingering Concerns On Indian Demand

> Oil prices rose on April 27, 2021, after OPEC+ confirmed it would proceed with planned output increases from May. Brent traded near $66 and WTI near $62.40, while concerns over surging COVID-19 cases in India and Brazil lingered. OPEC+ also dropped a planned ministerial meeting, with the next one now expected at the end of May.

- Date: 2021-04-27 · published 2021-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47760-here-s-what-causes-oil-prices-to-rise-despite-lingering-concerns-on-indian
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

OPEC+ production increases add supply while demand recovery is uncertain, leaving crude price direction mixed. Energy costs remain a factor in feed and freight margins.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2026-05-17 | [Oil prices rise 3% to two-week high on Iran war supply concerns \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19430-oil-prices-rise-3-to-two-week-high-on-iran-war-supply-concerns-reuters.md) | -8.1% | -22.7% |
| WTI | 2022-08-29 | [Oil prices climb on OPEC supply cut prospect, rise in demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40197-oil-prices-climb-on-opec-supply-cut-prospect-rise-in-demand.md) | -6.7% | -17.6% |
| WTI | 2024-03-19 | [Oil rises to multi-month highs on Russian supply concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31370-oil-rises-to-multi-month-highs-on-russian-supply-concerns.md) | -1.3% | +3.1% |
| WTI | 2026-05-22 | [Oil Prices Rise as Iran Draws Red Line on Uranium \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19429-oil-prices-rise-as-iran-draws-red-line-on-uranium-investing-com.md) | -9.1% | -21.6% |
| WTI | 2018-06-28 | [U.S. oil prices hit three-and-a-half-year high on concern over Iran sanctions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8780-u-s-oil-prices-hit-three-and-a-half-year-high-on-concern-over-iran-sanctions.md) | -3.7% | -6.5% |
| BRENT | 2026-05-17 | [Oil prices rise 3% to two-week high on Iran war supply concerns \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19430-oil-prices-rise-3-to-two-week-high-on-iran-war-supply-concerns-reuters.md) | -5.7% | -24.9% |
| BRENT | 2022-08-29 | [Oil prices climb on OPEC supply cut prospect, rise in demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40197-oil-prices-climb-on-opec-supply-cut-prospect-rise-in-demand.md) | -7.9% | -15.7% |
| BRENT | 2024-03-19 | [Oil rises to multi-month highs on Russian supply concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31370-oil-rises-to-multi-month-highs-on-russian-supply-concerns.md) | -0.2% | +4.6% |

## Sources

- db.forbesmiddleeast.com: https://db.forbesmiddleeast.com/industry/energy/oil-rises-after-opec-sticks-to-plans-to-increase-oil-output-from-may

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