Oil traded at a negative price on a one-month West Texas Intermediate futures contract, but it didn't for successive months' futures contracts
Monday and Tuesday have been two of the most turbulent days in the history of oil trading, as investors confronted the reality that worldwide supply will overwhelm demand for months or years
The May US WTI contract fell $55.9, or 306 per cent, to settle at a discount of $37.63 a barrel after touching an all-time low of -$40.32 a barrel
We may see it was the worst year in the history of global markets, said Fatih Birol, head of the IEA
India's fuel demand in March declined by 17.8%, the lowest in over two decades
Freight rates for very large crude-oil carriers (VLCC) along the Middle East Gulf to China route were assessed at about $180,000 a day on Monday
Trump last week said he would get involved in the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia at the appropriate time
Traders, all speaking on condition of anonymity, said it was extremely difficult for refiners to plan their run rates because the situation changes every day
Gasoline demand in the United States, the world's largest oil consumer, is plunging. International flights are being grounded worldwide, slamming jet fuel demand
OPEC reduced the growth in world demand for oil from 990,000 barrels per day to 60,000 bpd, a 93 per cent drop
Refiners in India, the world's third-biggest oil importer, rarely get the opportunity to buy suitable grades from areas like the Mediterranean and Latin America because of higher freight rates.
"Global oil demand has been hit hard by the novel coronavirus and the widespread shutdown of China's economy," it said.
The cartel reduced projections for demand growth in the first quarter by 440,000 barrels a day, or about a third, in its monthly report
The outbreak comes at a time when geopolitical risks to oil supply are likely to remain elevated in 2020, as both the US and Iran continue their maximum pressure campaigns
OPEC and its partners have been limiting supply since 2017
The IEA expects there will be 330 million electric cars on the road by 2040
From January to May, oil demand increased by 520,000 bpd, marking the lowest rise for that period since 2008
IEA's Fatih Birol also said that electric vehicles are not expected to make a dent on crude demand in India and elsewhere
China will no longer be the growth driver of global crude demand, say analysts
Fitch Solutions said it was more bullish on demand for 2019, given supportive economic conditions, currency stabilisation and a slower rise in the price of crude