Oil Prices Plummet 8% as OPEC+ Stuns Markets With 1.5M Barrel/Day Production Surge
Crude oil prices plummeted on Monday after OPEC+ shocked markets with an unanticipated 1.5 million barrel per day (bpd) production hike, sparking the most severe single-day decline since mid-2020. Brent crude futures plunged 8.1% to 65.40/barrel, with West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crashing 8.3 61.85 – wiping out half a year of gains in mere hours. […]