# OPEC: Saudi Arabia and Russia impose deeper oil production cuts

> OPEC+ agreed to deepen production cuts by a further 500,000 barrels per day through March 2020, bringing total reductions to 1.7 million bpd. Saudi Arabia also extended a voluntary cut of 400,000 bpd, for combined cuts of 2.1 million bpd. Brent and WTI rallied about 2% after the announcement.

- Date: 2019-12-06 · published 2019-12-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55491-opec-saudi-arabia-and-russia-impose-deeper-oil-production-cuts
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Larger voluntary and agreed cuts remove barrels from the market, supporting crude and energy-linked costs that feed into fuel, transport and fertilizer prices.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2023-09-05 | [Saudi Arabia, Russia extend oil production cuts to end of year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34026-saudi-arabia-russia-extend-oil-production-cuts-to-end-of-year.md) | +2.0% | +1.7% |
| BRENT | 2023-07-03 | [Saudi Arabia, Russia deepen oil cuts, sending prices higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35201-saudi-arabia-russia-deepen-oil-cuts-sending-prices-higher.md) | +5.2% | +13.4% |
| BRENT | 2022-10-05 | [Oil: OPEC+ imposes deep production cuts in a bid to shore up prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39057-oil-opec-imposes-deep-production-cuts-in-a-bid-to-shore-up-prices.md) | +2.1% | +2.3% |
| 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% |
| BRENT | 2023-12-01 | [OPEC+ meeting: Russia and Saudi Arabia extend oil output cuts \| Euronews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32491-opec-meeting-russia-and-saudi-arabia-extend-oil-output-cuts-euronews.md) | -9.9% | -6.0% |
| WTI | 2023-09-05 | [Saudi Arabia, Russia extend oil production cuts to end of year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34026-saudi-arabia-russia-extend-oil-production-cuts-to-end-of-year.md) | +2.1% | +3.8% |
| WTI | 2023-07-03 | [Saudi Arabia, Russia deepen oil cuts, sending prices higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35201-saudi-arabia-russia-deepen-oil-cuts-sending-prices-higher.md) | +3.4% | +15.8% |
| WTI | 2022-10-05 | [Oil: OPEC+ imposes deep production cuts in a bid to shore up prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39057-oil-opec-imposes-deep-production-cuts-in-a-bid-to-shore-up-prices.md) | +3.3% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/06/opec-saudi-arabia-and-russia-set-to-impose-deeper-oil-production-cuts.html

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