# Oil prices at highest levels in 4 years after OPEC says it won't raise output | CBC News

> Brent and WTI rose to their highest levels since late 2014 on Monday after OPEC, meeting in Algiers, rejected U.S. President Trump's call to boost output. Saudi Arabia and Russia said they would not produce significantly more oil. JPMorgan has forecast prices could rise above $90 a barrel near term.

- Date: 2018-09-24 · published 2018-09-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63202-oil-prices-at-highest-levels-in-4-years-after-opec-says-it-won-t-raise-output
- 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

With OPEC declining to add supply ahead of U.S. sanctions on Iranian crude, the market faces a tighter supply outlook, supporting crude prices and raising diesel and fuel costs for feed transport and grain drying.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2025-06-13 | [Oil prices surge after Israel's strike on Iran \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10997-oil-prices-surge-after-israel-s-strike-on-iran-cbc-news.md) | +10.2% | +1.1% |
| WTI | 2016-12-02 | [Global LNG prices hit 2016 high as OPEC agrees oil output cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73632-global-lng-prices-hit-2016-high-as-opec-agrees-oil-output-cut.md) | -0.5% | +5.2% |
| WTI | 2023-02-10 | [Russia announces cut to oil output over Western price caps \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37493-russia-announces-cut-to-oil-output-over-western-price-caps-ap-news.md) | +0.5% | -1.9% |
| WTI | 2019-09-16 | [Oil prices leap as attack on Saudi facility disrupts output \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6928-oil-prices-leap-as-attack-on-saudi-facility-disrupts-output-ap-news.md) | +5.8% | -0.1% |
| WTI | 2022-02-02 | [OPEC+ sticks to planned output hikes despite surging oil prices \| OPEC News \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42631-opec-sticks-to-planned-output-hikes-despite-surging-oil-prices-opec-news-al.md) | +1.3% | +25.5% |
| BRENT | 2025-06-13 | [Oil prices surge after Israel's strike on Iran \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10997-oil-prices-surge-after-israel-s-strike-on-iran-cbc-news.md) | +12.0% | -0.8% |
| BRENT | 2016-12-02 | [Global LNG prices hit 2016 high as OPEC agrees oil output cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73632-global-lng-prices-hit-2016-high-as-opec-agrees-oil-output-cut.md) | +2.7% | +8.1% |
| BRENT | 2023-02-10 | [Russia announces cut to oil output over Western price caps \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37493-russia-announces-cut-to-oil-output-over-western-price-caps-ap-news.md) | +0.6% | -3.2% |

## Sources

- cbc.ca: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/oil-opec-output-september-1.4836013

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