How OPEC’s coronavirus cuts affect ocean shipping
The market expected a new coronavirus-induced 1 million-barrel-per-day (b/d) production cut from OPEC+, the coalition of OPEC and participating non-OPEC nations. What it got on Thursday was a much bigger proposed cut of 1.5 million b/d. Underscoring the severity of the demand problem, crude prices fell by 2% on Thursday despite the OPEC news. How do escalating […]