# OPEC and its allies reach deal to cut oil production through July | CNN Business

> OPEC and all but one allied country agreed to extend record oil production cuts through July. The group had already pledged 9.7 million barrels a day of cuts in May and June, which helped prop up prices as crude demand began to recover.

- Date: 2020-06-06 · published 2020-06-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52512-opec-and-its-allies-reach-deal-to-cut-oil-production-through-july-cnn-business
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

The extended cut keeps crude supply tight during the demand recovery, supporting prices. Higher energy prices feed through to transport and processing costs in the feed supply chain.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2021-03-04 | [Oil prices surge as OPEC and its allies extend production cuts \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48045-oil-prices-surge-as-opec-and-its-allies-extend-production-cuts-cnn-business.md) | +5.1% | -3.5% |
| WTI | 2020-07-01 | [Opec and allies extend oil production cuts to end of July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52516-opec-and-allies-extend-oil-production-cuts-to-end-of-july.md) | +4.2% | +4.9% |
| WTI | 2017-11-30 | [Opec and Russia extend deal to cut oil production through 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67410-opec-and-russia-extend-deal-to-cut-oil-production-through-2018.md) | -2.5% | +4.5% |
| WTI | 2024-06-02 | [OPEC+ to extend deep oil production cuts into 2025 \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29654-opec-to-extend-deep-oil-production-cuts-into-2025-cnn-business.md) | -1.9% | +8.5% |
| WTI | 2018-12-07 | [OPEC and allies agree to cut oil production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10629-opec-and-allies-agree-to-cut-oil-production.md) | +2.2% | -6.2% |
| BRENT | 2021-03-04 | [Oil prices surge as OPEC and its allies extend production cuts \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48045-oil-prices-surge-as-opec-and-its-allies-extend-production-cuts-cnn-business.md) | +5.2% | -1.3% |
| BRENT | 2020-07-01 | [Opec and allies extend oil production cuts to end of July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52516-opec-and-allies-extend-oil-production-cuts-to-end-of-july.md) | +4.3% | +4.3% |
| BRENT | 2017-11-30 | [Opec and Russia extend deal to cut oil production through 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67410-opec-and-russia-extend-deal-to-cut-oil-production-through-2018.md) | -2.7% | +5.3% |

## Sources

- cnn.com: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/06/investing/opec-oil-opec-production-cuts

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