# Brent crude futures hit 16-year low below $27.00/b | S&P Global

> ICE Brent futures fell to $26.75 a barrel, the lowest front-month level since 2003, after Saudi Arabia instructed Aramco to keep supplying 12.3 million barrels per day. The move came amid a price war with Russia and the coronavirus pandemic.

- Date: 2020-03-18 · published 2020-03-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7661-brent-crude-futures-hit-16-year-low-below-27-00-b-s-and-p-global
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Saudi supply expansion adds surplus crude during weak demand, keeping pressure on energy prices and reducing costs for energy-linked feed inputs.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2020-03-18 | 1 | -18.5% | -4.2 | Brent hit a 16-year low on March 18 after Saudi Arabia told Aramco to keep supplying 12.3 mb/d amid the price war, a supply-side driver. |
| BRENT | 2020-03-19 | 5 | -23.0% | -4.5 | Brent hit $26.75 on Mar 18 after Saudi Arabia ordered Aramco to supply 12.3 mb/d, a supply-flood signal amid the price war and pandemic. |
| WTI | 2020-03-18 | 5 | -30.6% | -6.5 | Saudi Arabia's decision to keep supplying 12.3 million bpd amid the Russia price war pushed Brent to a 16-year low, adding supply pressure. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2020-03-30 | [US, Russian oil officials to meet as Brent crude hits 18-year low \| OPEC \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54288-us-russian-oil-officials-to-meet-as-brent-crude-hits-18-year-low-opec-al-jazeera.md) | +21.9% | -26.3% |
| BRENT | 2021-11-19 | [OIL FUTURES: Prices slide amid European lockdowns, stronger US dollar \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11826-oil-futures-prices-slide-amid-european-lockdowns-stronger-us-dollar-s-and-p.md) | +0.4% | -8.6% |
| BRENT | 2026-10-29 | [Crude oil slips below $102, Brent near $114: Will oil prices cool or rise further? World Bank explains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/258-crude-oil-slips-below-102-brent-near-114-will-oil-prices-cool-or-rise-further.md) | -5.4% | — |
| BRENT | 2018-07-11 | [Brent crude suffers biggest price drop in two years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10093-brent-crude-suffers-biggest-price-drop-in-two-years.md) | -8.7% | -6.2% |
| BRENT | 2026-03-23 | [Brent Below $100 on Oil, Fuel Swing; US Cites Iran Talks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8540-brent-below-100-on-oil-fuel-swing-us-cites-iran-talks.md) | +1.5% | -13.8% |
| WTI | 2020-03-30 | [US, Russian oil officials to meet as Brent crude hits 18-year low \| OPEC \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54288-us-russian-oil-officials-to-meet-as-brent-crude-hits-18-year-low-opec-al-jazeera.md) | +64.1% | -28.3% |
| WTI | 2021-11-19 | [OIL FUTURES: Prices slide amid European lockdowns, stronger US dollar \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11826-oil-futures-prices-slide-amid-european-lockdowns-stronger-us-dollar-s-and-p.md) | -5.3% | -10.2% |
| WTI | 2026-10-29 | [Crude oil slips below $102, Brent near $114: Will oil prices cool or rise further? World Bank explains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/258-crude-oil-slips-below-102-brent-near-114-will-oil-prices-cool-or-rise-further.md) | -2.3% | — |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/crude-oil/031820-brent-crude-futures-hit-16-year-low-below-2700b

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