--- title: OPEC+ Tries to Keep Oil Above $90 With Large Production Cut description: OPEC+ agreed to cut its collective output limit by 2 million barrels day as it seeks to halt a slide in oil prices canonical: https://time.com/6219783/opec-large-production-cut/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2022-10-05T15:39:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-24T14:51:19.494Z article:section: Business og:title: OPEC+ Tries to Keep Oil Above $90 With Large Production Cut og:description: The cartel’s decision risks adding another shock to a global economy that is already battling inflation driven by high energy costs og:url: https://time.com/6219783/opec-large-production-cut/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt36642e90084a78d6/698a3630db2987aa5c268433/opec-large-production-cut.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: OPEC+ Tries to Keep Oil Above $90 With Large Production Cut og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: OPEC+ Tries to Keep Oil Above $90 With Large Production Cut twitter:description: The cartel’s decision risks adding another shock to a global economy that is already battling inflation driven by high energy costs twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt36642e90084a78d6/698a3630db2987aa5c268433/opec-large-production-cut.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # OPEC+ Tries to Keep Oil Above $90 With Large Production Cut > Sponsored content. 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The logo of the OPEC is pictured at the OPEC headquarters on October 4, 2022 on the eve of the 45th Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee and the 33rd OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting held on October 05, in Vienna, Austria.Joe Klamar—AFP/Getty Images by [Salma El Wardany, Grant Smith, Ben Bartenstein and Fiona MacDonald / Bloomberg](https://time.com/author/bloomberg/) ## Salma El Wardany, Grant Smith, Ben Bartenstein and Fiona MacDonald / Bloomberg Oct 5, 2022 3:39 PM UTC OPEC+ agreed to cut its collective output limit by 2 million barrels day as it seeks to halt a slide in oil prices caused by the [weakening global economy](https://time.com/6185394/global-economy-war/). It’s the biggest reduction by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies since 2020, but will have a smaller impact on global supply than the headline number suggests. Several member countries are already pumping well below their quotas, meaning they would already be in compliance with their new limits without having to reduce production. **Read More:** [_It’s Going to Be a Lot More Expensive to Heat Your Home This Winter. Here’s What To Expect_](https://time.com/6218281/heating-costs-rising-2022/) Even so, the cartel’s decision risks adding another shock to a global economy that is already battling inflation driven by high energy costs. The move would also irk the US—and potentially trigger a response from Washington. President Joe Biden visited Saudi Arabia earlier this year in search of higher production and lower [pump prices for Americans](https://time.com/6188569/gas-prices-oil/) ahead of midterm elections in November. “OPEC wants prices around $90,” Nigerian Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva said after the meeting. Many member countries have based their 2023 budgets on that price and “it would destabilize some economies” if that weren’t to happen, he said. **Read More:** [_Inside Saudi Arabia’s Plan to Go Green While Remaining the World’s No. 1 Oil Exporter_ ](https://time.com/6210210/saudi-arabia-aramco-climate-oil/) The cut of 2 million barrels a day will be measured against the same baseline as the previous OPEC+ agreements, Amir Hossein Zamaninia, OPEC governor for Iran, told reporters in Vienna after the meeting. Shared pro rata between members, that would require just eight countries to curb actual production and deliver a real reduction of about 900,000 barrels a day, according to Bloomberg calculations based on September output figures. Oil rose as much as 1.5% to $93.20 a barrel in London, the highest in two weeks. Earlier on Wednesday, US officials were making calls to counterparts in the Gulf trying to push back against the move to cut production, according to people familiar with the situation. Already, the White House had asked the US Energy Department to analyze whether a ban on exports of gasoline, diesel and other refined petroleum products would lower prices, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. It’s a controversial idea but one that’s gaining traction in some corners of the Biden administration. **Read More:** [_Column: From Meat to Insulin, How the Middlemen Economy Makes Everything More Expensive_](https://time.com/6207701/us-economy-middlemen-prices/) In Vienna, there was little sign before the meeting that the US pressure was working. United Arab Emirates Energy Minister Suhail Al Mazrouei insisted the decision was “technical.” “It’s very important that it remains as a technical decision and it’s not political,” he told reporters. “That’s why it’s important to look at technical side of the equation and look at any concerns regarding the economy and the status of the economy.” OPEC+ will no longer hold monthly meetings, Zamaninia said. 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