Oil markets have been caught off guard. While traders expected a delay in the increase of oil production by OPEC+, the cartel ultimately confirmed that it would return 2.2 million barrels per day to the market starting in April. This decision immediately triggered a brutal price reaction: Brent crude fell to $70.60, its lowest level in five months. This strategic choice, which comes after several successive delays, profoundly alters the balance of supply and demand in an already uncertain economic context.