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As one of the world’s most influential business hubs, the Middle East requires expert attention. Business Extra provides those experts, as well as news and insights from The National’s esteemed team of business editors and reporters, who are on top of the markets, technology, the energy sector and more.
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Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
What do negative oil prices mean and how is Abu Dhabi coping with Covid-19?
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
For the first time in history this week, the US oil price turned negative on Monday, plunging below zero as output exceeded storage capacity and subdued demand due to the coronavirus pandemic grinds the world economy to a halt. What does this mean and where do energy producers go from here?
Mustafa Alrawi, assistant editor in chief, and future editor Kelsey Warner are joined by The National’s energy columnist and chief executive of Qamar Energy, Robin Mills to discuss. Later in the episode, the chief executive of Draper & Dash, Orlando Agrippa, on helping Abu Dhabi with its Covid-19 response through its AI platform, and the next six weeks for the country.
In this episoide:
Robin Mills on the negative oil prices (0m 34s)
How is Abu Dhabi responding to Covid-19? (11m 58s)
Headlines (17m 05s)
Read more on our website:
• How US oil prices tanked into negative territory
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