Re:Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract e...
by manquer on Monday April 20, 2020 @03:46PM
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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.
It just happened to coincide with the pandemic. Though I'd guess by now the pandemic adds fuel to the non-fire.