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If that weren’t enough, a brawl between Saudi Arabia and Russia has led to a price war. The price of Brent crude, the global benchmark, fell by more than half in March, below $23 a barrel. The last time it was this cheap, in 1999, Britney Spears topped the charts and the dotcom bubble had not burst.
American frackers and international oil giants had problems of their own. Even as shale production surged, shale firms’ valuations sank, with more investors sceptical of their ability to produce steady profits. Worries over climate change clouded the long-term prospects of supermajors such as ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell while other industries offered better short-term returns. Energy was the worst-performing sector in theThe oil market has witnessed big shocks before .
Mr Trump may therefore help broker an agreement, particularly if armed with data showing that American companies are already cutting spending. However, continued animosity between Russia and Saudi Arabia, combined with instability within’s smaller members, will lead at best to temporary production deals of limited impact. Output cuts agreed now would take time to be felt in the physical market.
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Good. I'm doing my bit. 😉
I believe that this is a blessing in disguise, I mean sure there will be some short-term disruption and some layoffs, but I think that at the end of this, the world will realise the fragility of oil, and will turn to renewables instead. RenewableEnergy
It's the End of It. i don't understand why they are trying to reanimate a Dead Horse.... 🤔🤔
POOR LITTLE OIL COMPANIES!! Instead of making$ 5 Billion this week--they have to get by on$ 4.5 Billion! HOW ARE THEY GOING to pay their Executives half-a-Billion dollar bonuses!
There's a reason it's buried underground.. 🤓
Bring on cheap fuel..
Venezuela can’t take more squeezing
Oh oh
They are reducing production we read today ... well two big producer countries them are.
Good.
Good. The oil industry should tank into oblivion so that green energy can flourish. Why are you putting a negative connotation to this?
Well ItIsTime to re-evaluate many things and a petrochemical energy model should be the first to go into the trash bin If we had based our economy on renewable resources (hemp etc) a hundred years ago WE would not have the massive problems we have now TheRootOfTheProblem
This is why Trump is so fixated on this. His re-election chances are slipping through his fingers as the dominos fall.
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