# Opec to Mull Exit Strategies for Output Deal | Energy Intelligence

> Opec is weighing how to bring back oil production when its current output curb deal with non-Opec states expires at the end of the year. The group is also considering a framework to formalize its long-term cooperation. No decision has been reported.

- Date: 2018-03-05 · published 2018-03-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65932-opec-to-mull-exit-strategies-for-output-deal-energy-intelligence
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

The eventual exit mechanism will determine how much supply returns to the market in 2019, which affects longer-term crude price expectations. Feed costs tied to energy are not moved by this discussion alone.

## Read by commodity

- BRENT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2022-08-01 | [Oil output to see small hike to ease energy prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39952-oil-output-to-see-small-hike-to-ease-energy-prices.md) | -11.9% | -8.8% |
| BRENT | 2019-08-11 | [Opec mulls further output cuts to support oil prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57508-opec-mulls-further-output-cuts-to-support-oil-prices.md) | +1.5% | +6.0% |
| BRENT | 2025-07-28 | [OPEC+ panel stresses need for full compliance with output limits](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23676-opec-panel-stresses-need-for-full-compliance-with-output-limits.md) | +1.9% | -1.2% |
| BRENT | 2021-12-02 | [OPEC, allies stick to modest output boost despite omicron \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43498-opec-allies-stick-to-modest-output-boost-despite-omicron-ap-news.md) | +9.7% | +14.1% |
| BRENT | 2017-10-24 | [OPEC said to work on exit strategy alongside cuts extension](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68378-opec-said-to-work-on-exit-strategy-alongside-cuts-extension.md) | +5.6% | +7.4% |

## Sources

- energyintel.com: https://www.energyintel.com/0000017b-a7d4-de4c-a17b-e7d63cc10000

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