# Return to oil production cuts in 2019 cannot be ruled out - OPEC sources

> Two OPEC sources said a return to production cuts by OPEC and allies in 2019 cannot be ruled out, to avoid a possible supply glut. The comments followed pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump.

- Date: 2018-11-07 · published 2018-11-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61945-return-to-oil-production-cuts-in-2019-cannot-be-ruled-out-opec-sources
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Possible future supply curbs offer crude price support against a backdrop of oversupply fears, a driver of energy costs for feed.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2018-11-07 | [OPEC Considers 2019 Oil Production Cuts in Yet Another U-Turn - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61949-opec-considers-2019-oil-production-cuts-in-yet-another-u-turn-bloomberg.md) | -10.5% | -15.0% |
| WTI | 2020-11-30 | [OPEC Meets To Decide Whether Cuts In Oil Production Are Still Needed : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50061-opec-meets-to-decide-whether-cuts-in-oil-production-are-still-needed-npr.md) | +1.5% | +4.3% |
| 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 | 2023-02-10 | [OPEC+ Won’t Increase Oil Production Despite Russia Output Cut, Delegates Say - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37221-opec-won-t-increase-oil-production-despite-russia-output-cut-delegates-say.md) | +0.5% | -1.9% |
| WTI | 2026-01-26 | [OPEC+ set to keep oil production pause for March as prices jump, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20969-opec-set-to-keep-oil-production-pause-for-march-as-prices-jump-sources-say.md) | +6.4% | +9.1% |
| BRENT | 2018-11-07 | [OPEC Considers 2019 Oil Production Cuts in Yet Another U-Turn - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61949-opec-considers-2019-oil-production-cuts-in-yet-another-u-turn-bloomberg.md) | -8.3% | -13.6% |
| BRENT | 2020-11-30 | [OPEC Meets To Decide Whether Cuts In Oil Production Are Still Needed : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50061-opec-meets-to-decide-whether-cuts-in-oil-production-are-still-needed-npr.md) | +3.5% | +7.0% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-opec-oil/return-to-oil-production-cuts-in-2019-cannot-be-ruled-out-opec-sources-idUSKCN1NC1K8/

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