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Re:Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract e... by BurningFrog on Monday April 20, 2020 @03:10PM (#22927228)
This was at least originally about a strange oils price war between Saudi and Russia.

It just happened to coincide with the pandemic. Though I'd guess by now the pandemic adds fuel to the non-fire.

Re:Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract e... by manquer on Monday April 20, 2020 @03:46PM (#22927675)
Not really , Chinese demand had dropped sharply in late January due civoid shutdowns . The original production cut discussions were influenced by that significantly.

Saudi/Russia likely did not anticipate a global lockdown and decided to get into a price war to keep their absolute revenue numbers stable albeit by increasing production under reduced prices ,that has of course backfired spectacularly.

Re:Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract e... by alvah on Monday April 20, 2020 @10:33PM (#22931244)
If the whole situation wasn't so serious, it would be hilarious just how badly-timed the oil price war was!