Oil dropped after OPEC+ agreed to another large output increase, raising concern that additional supply could lead to a global glut just as the trade war threatens demand.
West Texas Intermediate futures fell 2% to settle just above $57 a barrel, a fresh four-year low for the closing price.
Low oil prices have done what they always do, boosting demand for the commodity. This, in turn, has led to a change in oil’s fortune, seeing Brent recover to over $60 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate bounce from the mid-50s.
Curious Minds Corner
How deep does the deepest oil well go?
The Z-44 Chayvo well (Sakhalin-1 project, Russia) reached a record measured depth of 12,376 meters (over 7.7 miles).