# What to know about Saudi Arabia's stunning oil production cuts : NPR

> Saudi Arabia and several other producers, including the UAE and Iraq, unexpectedly announced oil output cuts totaling more than one million barrels per day starting in May. The move was made outside the usual negotiated OPEC+ meeting process and drove oil prices and expected gasoline prices higher.

- Date: 2023-04-03 · published 2023-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7950-what-to-know-about-saudi-arabia-s-stunning-oil-production-cuts-npr
- 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

A surprise supply reduction of this size tightens crude and fuel markets, raising diesel and transport costs for feed buyers. Higher energy prices can also lift biofuel-linked demand for vegetable oils.

## Read by commodity

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

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2023-04-03 | 1 | +8.4% | 4.0 | Explains the unexpected cut, made outside the normal OPEC+ process, which raised supply-risk sentiment and pushed prices higher. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2023-09-05 | [Saudi Arabia, Russia extend oil production cuts to end of year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34026-saudi-arabia-russia-extend-oil-production-cuts-to-end-of-year.md) | +2.1% | +3.8% |
| WTI | 2023-06-05 | [Saudi Arabia Cuts Oil Production to Boost Prices - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35669-saudi-arabia-cuts-oil-production-to-boost-prices-the-new-york-times.md) | -2.2% | -2.8% |
| WTI | 2021-01-05 | [Saudi Arabia to Cut Oil Production Sharply in Bid to Lift Prices - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49053-saudi-arabia-to-cut-oil-production-sharply-in-bid-to-lift-prices-wsj.md) | +9.8% | +15.2% |
| WTI | 2019-12-06 | [OPEC: Saudi Arabia and Russia impose deeper oil production cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55491-opec-saudi-arabia-and-russia-impose-deeper-oil-production-cuts.md) | +1.3% | +7.9% |
| WTI | 2023-04-02 | [Saudi Arabia, UAE and allies announce surprise oil production cuts \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36326-saudi-arabia-uae-and-allies-announce-surprise-oil-production-cuts-the-national.md) | +5.4% | -0.0% |
| BRENT | 2023-09-05 | [Saudi Arabia, Russia extend oil production cuts to end of year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34026-saudi-arabia-russia-extend-oil-production-cuts-to-end-of-year.md) | +2.0% | +1.7% |
| BRENT | 2023-06-05 | [Saudi Arabia Cuts Oil Production to Boost Prices - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35669-saudi-arabia-cuts-oil-production-to-boost-prices-the-new-york-times.md) | -1.7% | -1.8% |
| BRENT | 2021-01-05 | [Saudi Arabia to Cut Oil Production Sharply in Bid to Lift Prices - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49053-saudi-arabia-to-cut-oil-production-sharply-in-bid-to-lift-prices-wsj.md) | +8.9% | +11.2% |

## Sources

- npr.org: https://www.npr.org/2023/04/03/1167824124/saudi-arabia-oil-production-cuts-gas-prices-energy-markets

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