RE: OIL NEAR 18 YEAR LOW AND TANKING30 Mar 2020 18:19
The decision came as refineries around the world are processing less crude oil.
Demand for transport has been hammered by grounded airlines and fewer cars on the roads as countries bring in tougher measures to fight the coronavirus outbreak.
However, an analyst said a collapse in demand from the measures taken to counter the spread of coronavirus was now the main factor.
"Oil prices failed to keep pace, with growing (coronavirus) lock-down measures and reports that this could drive global demand down 20%, potentially pushing the world to run out of storage capacity," said Morgan Stanley analyst Devin McDermott, citing a forecast by the Paris-based International Energy Agency.