Are we going to have $1/gal. gasoline now? It looks like we could to me.
U.S. Markets Brace For Major Losses On Monday After Oil Price War. Here’s What Could Trigger The Circuit Breakers.
Over the weekend, Saudi Arabia—the world’s largest oil exporter—slashed its prices to levels not seen in 30 years after it could not convince Russia to agree to production cuts. Saudi Arabia, Russia, and the 12 other members of OPEC (the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) met last week to discuss how to respond to the lagging demand caused by the spreading coronavirus. After negotiations fell apart, Saudi Aramco, the Saudi state-owned oil company, said it will offer major discounts in order win over buyers. It’s planning to boost production to more than 10 million barrels a day and has even told some market participants that it could raise production to a record 12 million barrels a day, Bloomberg reports. Oil prices had lost more than 30% by Monday morning in response to the sudden supply shock.