Spotlight: U.S. oil prices plunge to negative territory on dual demand-supply shock

Taped off gas pumps are seen at a gas station, which reduced it's operating hours, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, the United States, on April 20, 2020. U.S. oil prices crashed to the negative territory for the first time in history on Monday, fueled by pandemic-related demand shock and oversupply fears. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for May delivery shed 55.9 U.S. dollars, or over 305 percent, to settle at -37.63 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, implying that producers would pay buyers to take oil off their hands. (Photo by Michael Nagle/ Xinhua)