# A month after oil plunged into the abyss, prices are surging - Moneyweb

> Crude oil prices have surged about 70% in New York since early May after falling below zero on April 20. OPEC+ made record output cuts and the first steps out of lockdown lifted demand expectations. Analysts say the worst may be past.

- Date: 2020-05-20 · published 2020-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53305-a-month-after-oil-plunged-into-the-abyss-prices-are-surging-moneyweb
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained OPEC+ curtailments and demand recovery support higher energy costs, which can lift freight, fertilizer and biofuel-linked feedstock prices.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2020-11-09 | [Oil prices are surging on hopes that a vaccine will end lockdowns \| Fortune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11797-oil-prices-are-surging-on-hopes-that-a-vaccine-will-end-lockdowns-fortune.md) | +8.0% | +23.5% |
| WTI | 2026-09-17 | [Investors are increasing their bets on the Thai baht weakening to its highest level in two months, affected by high oil prices and a stronger dollar. - Money & Banking Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17735-investors-are-increasing-their-bets-on-the-thai-baht-weakening-to-its-highest.md) | -9.9% | -7.1% |
| WTI | 2026-09-28 | [Asian currencies: Thai baht hits two-month low as oil prices surge - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17732-asian-currencies-thai-baht-hits-two-month-low-as-oil-prices-surge-markets.md) | +9.1% | +18.9% |
| WTI | 2020-01-27 | [Due to oil prices on the world market, the prices of all commodities are rising – Lider Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55169-due-to-oil-prices-on-the-world-market-the-prices-of-all-commodities-are-rising.md) | -4.7% | -5.1% |
| WTI | 2024-08-22 | [Oil prices settle $1 up on hopes of a US Fed rate cut next month \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28696-oil-prices-settle-1-up-on-hopes-of-a-us-fed-rate-cut-next-month-reuters.md) | +3.7% | +0.1% |
| BRENT | 2020-11-09 | [Oil prices are surging on hopes that a vaccine will end lockdowns \| Fortune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11797-oil-prices-are-surging-on-hopes-that-a-vaccine-will-end-lockdowns-fortune.md) | +8.7% | +26.9% |
| BRENT | 2022-12-16 | [Rising oil prices and import rates to India are supporting vegetable oil quotes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38344-rising-oil-prices-and-import-rates-to-india-are-supporting-vegetable-oil-quotes.md) | -1.8% | +2.7% |
| BRENT | 2024-08-22 | [Oil prices settle $1 up on hopes of a US Fed rate cut next month \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28696-oil-prices-settle-1-up-on-hopes-of-a-us-fed-rate-cut-next-month-reuters.md) | +2.5% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- moneyweb.co.za: https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news-fast-news/a-month-after-oil-plunged-into-the-abyss-prices-are-surging/

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