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  2. Mar 25, 2020 · During the COVID-19 virus outbreak, the price declined from US$63.3/bbl on 6 January 2020 to US$22/bbl on 20 March 2020, a total decline of 65% over 52 trading days. So far, this price drop has been sharper in magnitude compared to other declines, but it is not unprecedented.

  3. Sep 17, 2024 · Q. Why did oil prices suddenly decrease as the COVID-19 pandemic spread? A. There is an unprecedented amount of what we call demand destruction, which is when demand for oil products suddenly disappears. Industrial users across the globe have shut down.

  4. Mar 9, 2020 · Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, were down 22%, last trading at $35.45 per barrel. US oil is trading at $33.15 per barrel, a decline of nearly 20%. Here are five things you...

  5. Apr 21, 2020 · Pumpjacks pump crude oil near Halkirk, Alta., more than a decade ago. Oil prices have plunged into negative territory due to the glut created by the COVID-19 global economic shutdown.

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  6. Apr 20, 2020 · The price of US oil has turned negative for the first time in history. That means oil producers are paying buyers to take the commodity off their hands over fears that storage capacity could...

  7. Feb 7, 2022 · In 2020, when disagreements between oil-producing countries as well as reduced demand for oil during the Covid-19 pandemic drove oil prices to unprecedented low, experts said that it then led...

  8. Mar 30, 2020 · The price of oil has sunk to levels not seen since 2002 as demand for crude collapses amid the coronavirus pandemic. Brent crude fell to $22.58 (£18.19) a barrel at one point on Monday, its ...

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