oil prices have fallen to $2 per barrel demand due to coronavirus related lockdowns
oil prices have fallen to $0 per barrel demand due to coronavirus related lockdowns
U.S. oil benchmark crashes below $2 a barrel, on track for lowest close and biggest one-day fall on record
Global oil storage is currently reaching its limits, and while OPEC recently secured a 9 million barrel per day cut in production, the US Department of Energy is nevertheless weighing the idea of paying domestic producers to simply leave the oil in the ground so as not to further depress prices.
With May’s futures contracts set to expire on Tuesday, investors are scrambling to unload their positions, eyeing the already-glutted market and concerned about being left with a valueless commodity.
oil prices have fallen to 2 per barrel, reaching a new low for the US benchmark as the market continues to crater amid the general economic collapse.
Vanishing demand due to coronavirus-related lockdowns and travel restrictions and a glut of supply have combined to heavily tank the US benchmark fuel, as prices dropped from $18.27 to below $1 on Monday down over 90 percent from the previous day’s close.
