# OPEC+ Considers Production Increase At March Meeting | OilPrice.com

> OPEC+ sources told Reuters the group will discuss raising output by up to 500,000 barrels per day from April at its March 4 meeting. Saudi Arabia has not committed to extending its extra 1 million barrels per day cut beyond March. Brent has risen above $67 a barrel and US crude inventories have returned to their five-year average.

- Date: 2021-02-24 · published 2021-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48553-opec-considers-production-increase-at-march-meeting-oilprice-com
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

A possible increase in OPEC+ supply, together with a possible end to the Saudi cut, would add up to 1.5 million barrels per day to the market. That would weigh on crude prices unless demand recovery absorbs it.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2025-06-01 | [OPEC+ to Increase Oil Production—Again](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24856-opec-to-increase-oil-production-again.md) | +4.9% | +7.0% |
| BRENT | 2026-07-05 | [OPEC+ countries agree to increase oil production in August \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18250-opec-countries-agree-to-increase-oil-production-in-august-ap-news.md) | +7.0% | +33.1% |
| BRENT | 2025-10-03 | [OPEC+ agrees to modest oil production increase for November](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22305-opec-agrees-to-modest-oil-production-increase-for-november.md) | +2.2% | +0.4% |
| BRENT | 2019-08-31 | [OPEC Abandons ‘’Whatever It Takes Strategy’’, Boosts Production \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57502-opec-abandons-whatever-it-takes-strategy-boosts-production-oilprice-com.md) | +1.1% | +2.4% |
| BRENT | 2022-03-09 | [Oil prices tumble after UAE says it wants OPEC to increase production \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5821-oil-prices-tumble-after-uae-says-it-wants-opec-to-increase-production-cnn.md) | -21.5% | -18.3% |
| WTI | 2025-06-01 | [OPEC+ to Increase Oil Production—Again](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24856-opec-to-increase-oil-production-again.md) | +6.2% | +7.6% |
| WTI | 2026-07-05 | [OPEC+ countries agree to increase oil production in August \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18250-opec-countries-agree-to-increase-oil-production-in-august-ap-news.md) | +3.9% | +23.4% |
| WTI | 2025-10-03 | [OPEC+ agrees to modest oil production increase for November](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22305-opec-agrees-to-modest-oil-production-increase-for-november.md) | +1.7% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- oilprice.com: https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/OPEC-Considers-Production-Increase-At-March-Meeting.html

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