# OPEC+ affirms commitment to oil cuts, defers decision to extend curbs

> OPEC+ ministers reaffirmed their commitment to output cuts but deferred until June the decision on extending them. The committee cited critical uncertainties, including US sanctions threatening Iranian and Venezuelan supply. Russia and Iraq had resisted committing to a rollover so soon.

- Date: 2019-03-19 · published 2019-03-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60017-opec-affirms-commitment-to-oil-cuts-defers-decision-to-extend-curbs
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

The deferral keeps supply policy open, so crude prices stay sensitive to June decisions, which affects diesel, freight and fertilizer costs for feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2017-09-22 | [Oil rises nearly 1 percent as OPEC defers extension of output cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69123-oil-rises-nearly-1-percent-as-opec-defers-extension-of-output-cuts.md) | +1.8% | +0.8% |
| BRENT | 2020-06-06 | [OPEC, Allies Finalize Deal to Extend Oil-Output Cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52510-opec-allies-finalize-deal-to-extend-oil-output-cuts.md) | -7.2% | +3.3% |
| 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 | 2024-02-05 | [OPEC+ to decide on extending oil production cuts into Q2 2024 in March](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31564-opec-to-decide-on-extending-oil-production-cuts-into-q2-2024-in-march.md) | +5.7% | +7.3% |
| BRENT | 2024-04-01 | [OPEC+ members extend oil output cuts to second quarter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31108-opec-members-extend-oil-output-cuts-to-second-quarter.md) | +5.9% | +3.3% |
| WTI | 2017-09-22 | [Oil rises nearly 1 percent as OPEC defers extension of output cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69123-oil-rises-nearly-1-percent-as-opec-defers-extension-of-output-cuts.md) | +2.0% | +1.4% |
| WTI | 2020-06-06 | [OPEC, Allies Finalize Deal to Extend Oil-Output Cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52510-opec-allies-finalize-deal-to-extend-oil-output-cuts.md) | -8.3% | +2.6% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- themalaysianreserve.com: https://themalaysianreserve.com/2019/03/19/opec-affirms-commitment-to-oil-cuts-defers-decision-to-extend-curbs/

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