Financial Times | Oil slides below $45 a barrel for first time this year Financial Times Brent crude oil remained mired below $45 a barrel on Thursday leaving it further in a bear market as traders continue to lose faith in Opec's ability to deliver on production cuts agreed last month. Oil prices have dropped by more than 20 per cent ... Brent crude oil edges back above $45, but excess weighs Oil prices 'like a falling knife' as sentiment hits all time low, says analyst Oil prices drop to 2017 NADIR as fears grow of FTSE 100 stock crash |