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Oil market shock to affect global supply chains, energy sector: IEA

Oil prices crumbled as the pandemic slashed global fuel consumption, with further pressure from a supply shock due to the end of production cuts from OPEC producers and Russia.

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The fall was triggered by the crash in global crude following the price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia.

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The global crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic will be felt throughout oil's global supply chains and ripple into other parts of the energy sector, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report https://bit.ly/39BUOdA on Wednesday.

Oil prices crumbled as the pandemic slashed global fuel consumption, with further pressure from a supply shock due to the end of production cuts from OPEC producers and Russia.

Crude oil prices ended a volatile quarter with their biggest losses in history, and declined about 55% in March, the most on record. Prices also plunged to their lowest level since 2002 on Monday.

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