mo4ch:>Oil prices hit $15 for the first time in 21 years | Mo4ch News

A gruesome combination of crumbling demand for crude and global storage filled to its brim has pushed oil prices to levels not seen in over two decades.US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate, has fallen to the $15 range as global economies remain on lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, crushing crude demand. To add insult to injury, global oil storage is reaching its limits. The situation is so dire, in fact, that the Department of Energy is even considering paying domestic oil producers to keep crude in the ground.Also on rt.comSaudi Arabia may sell one of its highest volumes of oil to US before OPEC deal comes into effect – reportsJust this Wednesday, the International Energy Agency reported a record 19 million barrel increase in domestic crude oil supplies.Not even OPEC has been able to provide any relief for the ailing industry. While the cartel and its global partners were able to agree upon a 9.7 million barrel per day cut, the market clearly thinks it's not enough.Vandana …