The crash in futures may not benefit India
Chances of huge defaults by investors, many of whom are retail traders gone long; On Nymex, there were actual trades in minus in which sellers were actually paying buyers to lift stocks
The Bank did not elaborate the extent of its exposure and the steps it is taking to protect its interest
They're running out of storage space on land and their refineries are running only at 50% of capacity; US Oil futures touch an unprecedented negative pricing
The OPEC+ alliance, led by Riyadh and Moscow, agreed on Sunday to slash daily production by 9.7 million bpd over the next two months
The meeting between Opec producers and allies was held on Sunday via videoconference in a last effort to establish a deal
The slash is about 10% of global supply
Even more countries, including the US, were discussing Friday their own cuts in what would be an unprecedented global pact to stabilise the market.
The cartel, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia say Mexico's refusal to agree blocked the proposed accord
The oil market was dealt a heavy blow by the freefall in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic
The two nations are meeting next week to work out a possible output cut
Trump last week said he would get involved in the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia at the appropriate time
As global oil demand plummets, Saudi Arabia is struggling to find customers for its extra oil, undermining its bid to seize market share by expanding production
The rare combination of severe shocks to both supply and demand has caused the crude market to collapse
US shale producers, including Occidental Petroleum Corp , deepened spending cuts that could reduce production
The world's biggest crude exporter has been pumping some 9.8 million bpd which means it will be adding at least 2.5 million bpd from April
Brent crude futures were up $3.36, nearly 10%, to $37.72 a barrel by 1041 GMT, after hitting a session high of $37.75 a barrel
The failure of the Vienna talks added to increasing investor nervousness over the coronavirus epidemic that has dampened oil demand
Deal between Russia and OPEC shook on Friday when OPEC, led by Saudi Arabia, failed to reach agreement with the world's No. 2 oil producer Russia to deepen production cuts aimed at shoring up prices.
The battle ended when the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Russia struck a deal to cut production