Telegraph.co.uk | Mapped: How the world became awash with oil Telegraph.co.uk This paralysis has led to a record glut in the world's oil supply and a price plummet not see since the depths of the financial crisis in 2009. The map above shows where monthly production levels stood this autumn, as calculated by the International ... Brent Crude Falls; Oil Prices End at Nearly Seven-Year Lows Oil rises as US crude inventories dip, Japan machinery orders bounce US oil settles at $37.51 a barrel after hitting 2009 lows |