Wall Street Journal | When Oil Turns 40, the Aches Turn Into Real Pain Wall Street Journal The number 40, so significant for the religiously inclined, is meaningful for those praying for a rebound in energy prices too. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, broke through that psychologically important level Tuesday for the first time since ... Oil producers prepare for prices to halve to $20 a barrel US oil settles at $37.51 a barrel after hitting 2009 lows Oil down 1 percent after hitting 2009 lows |