# Oil surges amid OPEC caution to offset Iran sanctions

> Oil prices hit their highest in about six months after sources said Gulf OPEC members would raise output only if there was demand to offset any shortfall from a U.S. decision to end waivers for buyers of Iranian crude.

- Date: 2019-04-23 · published 2019-04-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9603-oil-surges-amid-opec-caution-to-offset-iran-sanctions
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Losing Iranian barrels tightens supply, and OPEC's conditional response limits the cushion, so crude prices are pushed higher.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2019-04-23 | 1 | +5.2% | 3.6 | Oil surged on 2019-04-23 to ~six-month highs as Gulf OPEC signaled it would raise output only if demand warranted, raising supply-shortfall concerns from the end of Iranian waivers. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2025-02-24 | [Oil settles higher on fresh Iran sanctions, Iraq commitment to OPEC+](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26209-oil-settles-higher-on-fresh-iran-sanctions-iraq-commitment-to-opec.md) | -0.9% | -3.0% |
| BRENT | 2019-04-22 | [Oil surges as US says it will end Iran sanctions waivers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9605-oil-surges-as-us-says-it-will-end-iran-sanctions-waivers.md) | +0.4% | +2.4% |
| BRENT | 2019-03-29 | [Oil prices rise amid OPEC's ongoing supply cuts, U.S. sanctions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60279-oil-prices-rise-amid-opec-s-ongoing-supply-cuts-u-s-sanctions.md) | +4.0% | +6.9% |
| BRENT | 2025-03-24 | [Crude Oil Rallies on Tougher Iranian Sanctions and OPEC+ Uncertainty \| Investing.com AU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25752-crude-oil-rallies-on-tougher-iranian-sanctions-and-opec-uncertainty-investing.md) | +2.4% | -6.4% |
| BRENT | 2026-10-01 | [Brent crude oil surges past $102 amid Hormuz tensions, US-Iran conflict](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9323-brent-crude-oil-surges-past-102-amid-hormuz-tensions-us-iran-conflict.md) | +2.6% | +8.8% |
| WTI | 2025-02-24 | [Oil settles higher on fresh Iran sanctions, Iraq commitment to OPEC+](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26209-oil-settles-higher-on-fresh-iran-sanctions-iraq-commitment-to-opec.md) | -1.0% | -3.1% |
| WTI | 2019-04-22 | [Oil surges as US says it will end Iran sanctions waivers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9605-oil-surges-as-us-says-it-will-end-iran-sanctions-waivers.md) | -1.1% | -1.9% |
| WTI | 2019-03-29 | [Oil prices rise amid OPEC's ongoing supply cuts, U.S. sanctions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60279-oil-prices-rise-amid-opec-s-ongoing-supply-cuts-u-s-sanctions.md) | +4.8% | +6.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-hits-highest-since-november-as-u-s-to-tighten-iran-sanctions-idUSKCN1RZ01O/

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