# OPEC and Russia agree to slash oil production | CNN Business

> OPEC and Russia agreed to remove 1.2 million barrels per day from world markets, with OPEC members cutting 800,000 bpd and non-OPEC producers an additional 400,000 bpd for six months from January. US crude spiked nearly 5% to about $54 a barrel on the news.

- Date: 2018-12-07 · published 2018-12-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61456-opec-and-russia-agree-to-slash-oil-production-cnn-business
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

The coordinated cut is a major supply-side tightening that lifts crude prices. Higher oil prices raise diesel and energy costs for feed mills and can support biofuel demand for vegetable oils.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2020-06-06 | [OPEC and allies agree to extend record production cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52790-opec-and-allies-agree-to-extend-record-production-cut.md) | -8.3% | +2.6% |
| WTI | 2020-06-08 | [Oil prices top $40 as OPEC+ extends production cuts \| Fox Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52796-oil-prices-top-40-as-opec-extends-production-cuts-fox-business.md) | -8.3% | +2.6% |
| WTI | 2020-11-30 | [Opec agrees to extend existing oil production cuts: Abdelmadjid Attar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50059-opec-agrees-to-extend-existing-oil-production-cuts-abdelmadjid-attar.md) | +1.5% | +4.3% |
| WTI | 2018-11-30 | [OPEC Advisory Committee Said to Recommend Oil Production Cut - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61942-opec-advisory-committee-said-to-recommend-oil-production-cut-bloomberg.md) | +0.1% | -12.1% |
| WTI | 2017-02-01 | [Oil prices stabilise as Russia joins OPEC in production cut - Offshore Energy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72669-oil-prices-stabilise-as-russia-joins-opec-in-production-cut-offshore-energy.md) | -1.1% | +2.0% |
| BRENT | 2020-06-06 | [OPEC and allies agree to extend record production cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52790-opec-and-allies-agree-to-extend-record-production-cut.md) | -7.2% | +3.3% |
| BRENT | 2020-06-08 | [Oil prices top $40 as OPEC+ extends production cuts \| Fox Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52796-oil-prices-top-40-as-opec-extends-production-cuts-fox-business.md) | -7.2% | +3.3% |
| BRENT | 2020-11-30 | [Opec agrees to extend existing oil production cuts: Abdelmadjid Attar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50059-opec-agrees-to-extend-existing-oil-production-cuts-abdelmadjid-attar.md) | +3.5% | +7.0% |

## Sources

- cnn.com: https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/07/investing/opec-oil-prices

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