Oil falls by $2 a barrel with energy shares as Opec refusal to stop flooding the market with cheap oil and likely US rate hike sends Brent crude tumblingOil prices gain slumped by 5% after the latest attempt by Saudi Arabia to murder off the threat from the US shale industry sent crude to its lowest level since the depths of the global recession almost seven years ago.
Signs of disarray in the Opec oil cartel prompted fears of a global glut of oil, wiping $2 off the price of a barrel of crude on Monday and main to speculation that energy costs could continue tumbling over the coming weeks.
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Source: theguardian.com