Crude Oil Prices May Extend Gains as Investors Eye OPEC JMMC Meeting

VACCINE PROGRESS TO UNDERPIN OIL PRICES

Crude oil prices have stormed higher since falling to multimonth lows at the start of November, climbing over 40% in the last 6 weeks on the back of positive Covid-19 vaccine progress and the decision by OPEC+ to ease output cuts more moderately than expected.

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Crude Oil Plunges Below Zero for First Time in Unprecedented Wipeout

The crude oil price on the futures contract for West Texas crude that is due to expire Tuesday fell into negative territory — minus $37.63 a barrel. The reason: with the pandemic bringing the economy to a standstill, there is so much unused oil sloshing around that American energy companies have run out of room to store it. And if there’s no place to put the oil, no one wants a crude contract that is about to come due.

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