# The Commodities Feed: Trump demands & Russian oil | snaps | ING THINK

> Brent crude settled almost 3 percent lower after a Druzhba pipeline shutdown that carries Russian crude to Europe, with flows expected to normalize within two weeks. President Trump then called on OPEC to increase output, and he said Saudi Arabia and others agreed to raise oil flow.

- Date: 2019-04-29 · published 2019-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7601-the-commodities-feed-trump-demands-and-russian-oil-snaps-ing-think
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of higher OPEC+ output and a quick restart of Russian flows add supply and push crude prices lower. Lower crude reduces energy and transport costs that feed into feed production.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2025-08-13 | [The Commodities Feed: Oil in wait-and-see mode ahead of Trump Vs. Putin \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23271-the-commodities-feed-oil-in-wait-and-see-mode-ahead-of-trump-vs-putin-articles.md) | -0.4% | +1.1% |
| BRENT | 2026-07-27 | [The Commodities Feed: Oil slumps as the US and Iran pause strikes \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8281-the-commodities-feed-oil-slumps-as-the-us-and-iran-pause-strikes-articles-ing.md) | -5.1% | -2.9% |
| BRENT | 2022-03-10 | [The Commodities Feed: Sell-off across the complex \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4722-the-commodities-feed-sell-off-across-the-complex-ing-think.md) | -11.0% | -11.3% |
| BRENT | 2026-04-08 | [The Commodities Feed: Oil slumps below $100 after US, Iran agree to two-week ceasefire \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10459-the-commodities-feed-oil-slumps-below-100-after-us-iran-agree-to-two-week.md) | -13.7% | -8.7% |
| BRENT | 2018-08-01 | [Saudis pump more crude oil for Trump, then doubt if it's needed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64203-saudis-pump-more-crude-oil-for-trump-then-doubt-if-it-s-needed.md) | -1.0% | +2.3% |
| WTI | 2025-08-13 | [The Commodities Feed: Oil in wait-and-see mode ahead of Trump Vs. Putin \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23271-the-commodities-feed-oil-in-wait-and-see-mode-ahead-of-trump-vs-putin-articles.md) | -1.3% | +0.0% |
| WTI | 2026-07-27 | [The Commodities Feed: Oil slumps as the US and Iran pause strikes \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8281-the-commodities-feed-oil-slumps-as-the-us-and-iran-pause-strikes-articles-ing.md) | -5.8% | -4.1% |
| WTI | 2022-03-10 | [The Commodities Feed: Sell-off across the complex \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4722-the-commodities-feed-sell-off-across-the-complex-ing-think.md) | -12.7% | -11.4% |

## Sources

- think.ing.com: https://think.ing.com/snaps/the-commodities-feed-trump-demands-russian-oil/

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