# Oil Prices Fall Amid Broad Selloff | Rigzone

> New York crude futures fell 4.4% on September 21, 2020, the most in almost two weeks, as equities slid on worries about prolonged coronavirus restrictions. Libya moved toward resuming oil exports from fields free of foreign fighters, adding to supply already rising from OPEC+. Demand concerns grew as BP called the end of oil-demand growth and a lockdown threatened to build inventories.

- Date: 2020-09-21 · published 2020-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10536-oil-prices-fall-amid-broad-selloff-rigzone
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Rising supply from Libya and OPEC+ combined with weaker demand expectations pressures crude and diesel prices, which lowers input and freight costs for feed production.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼
- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2022-07-01 | [Oil prices fall due to recession worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40409-oil-prices-fall-due-to-recession-worries.md) | -0.9% | -6.2% |
| WTI | 2025-04-07 | [Palm and soybean oil prices fell by 4.4-5.9% amid a 14.5% drop in oil prices in two days](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9630-palm-and-soybean-oil-prices-fell-by-4-4-5-9-amid-a-14-5-drop-in-oil-prices-in.md) | -0.8% | -6.8% |
| WTI | 2022-10-14 | [Oil prices fall more than 3% on recession worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39282-oil-prices-fall-more-than-3-on-recession-worries.md) | -3.8% | -3.3% |
| WTI | 2023-05-30 | [Canadian dollar dips as oil prices fall more than 4%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36186-canadian-dollar-dips-as-oil-prices-fall-more-than-4.md) | -0.4% | -6.6% |
| WTI | 2022-08-04 | [Oil prices hit lowest since Ukraine invasion amid recession fears \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12795-oil-prices-hit-lowest-since-ukraine-invasion-amid-recession-fears-reuters.md) | +1.5% | -2.7% |
| BRENT | 2021-03-19 | [RM opens 120 bps lower amid falling oil prices, US yields spike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48389-rm-opens-120-bps-lower-amid-falling-oil-prices-us-yields-spike.md) | -1.8% | +5.9% |
| BRENT | 2022-07-01 | [Oil prices fall due to recession worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40409-oil-prices-fall-due-to-recession-worries.md) | -7.1% | -7.6% |
| BRENT | 2025-04-07 | [Palm and soybean oil prices fell by 4.4-5.9% amid a 14.5% drop in oil prices in two days](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9630-palm-and-soybean-oil-prices-fell-by-4-4-5-9-amid-a-14-5-drop-in-oil-prices-in.md) | -1.7% | -9.0% |

## Sources

- rigzone.com: https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/oil_prices_fall_amid_broad_selloff-21-sep-2020-163352-article/

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