# WTI oil prices fall below $50 for first time since December

> WTI fell below $50 a barrel for the first time since early December, and Brent slipped to its lowest since December 1 at $52.42. US stockpiles reached an all-time record in February, extending a run of monthly gains and fueling worries about a global supply glut.

- Date: 2017-03-09 · published 2017-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8365-wti-oil-prices-fall-below-50-for-first-time-since-december
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

A break below the $50 level and record US stocks suggest further downside for crude, which lowers energy costs across feed and biofuel supply chains.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2017-03-08 | [Oil Drops Below $50 for First Time Since December on Supply Glut - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8362-oil-drops-below-50-for-first-time-since-december-on-supply-glut-bloomberg.md) | -10.3% | -3.5% |
| WTI | 2022-08-03 | [Oil Falls Below $90 for First Time Since War as Demand Slows - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12800-oil-falls-below-90-for-first-time-since-war-as-demand-slows-bloomberg.md) | -4.1% | -4.5% |
| WTI | 2017-03-09 | [Oil price falls below $50 as U.S. supplies hit record](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8368-oil-price-falls-below-50-as-u-s-supplies-hit-record.md) | -2.9% | +2.3% |
| WTI | 2018-01-31 | [US oil production tops 10 million barrels a day for first time since 1970](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67157-us-oil-production-tops-10-million-barrels-a-day-for-first-time-since-1970.md) | -1.8% | -4.8% |
| WTI | 2025-12-11 | [IEA lowers 2026 oil glut forecast for first time since May \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21664-iea-lowers-2026-oil-glut-forecast-for-first-time-since-may-reuters.md) | -4.4% | +0.7% |
| BRENT | 2017-03-08 | [Oil Drops Below $50 for First Time Since December on Supply Glut - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8362-oil-drops-below-50-for-first-time-since-december-on-supply-glut-bloomberg.md) | -9.1% | -3.0% |
| BRENT | 2018-01-31 | [US oil production tops 10 million barrels a day for first time since 1970](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67157-us-oil-production-tops-10-million-barrels-a-day-for-first-time-since-1970.md) | -2.3% | -1.9% |
| BRENT | 2025-12-11 | [IEA lowers 2026 oil glut forecast for first time since May \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21664-iea-lowers-2026-oil-glut-forecast-for-first-time-since-may-reuters.md) | -4.0% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- ft.com: https://www.ft.com/content/fea88c43-f509-335a-a0a3-61d5a89adb23?syn-25a6b1a6=1

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