DUG News and Press, ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas From 04/27/20

Amid the coronavirus black swan, the bottom fell out of the energy sector, which was already down 40% from its peak prior to the pandemic based on the sector ETF ( XLE ). The double whammy of immeasurable collapse in demand and geopolitical shocks led to another ~60% collapse before a massive ...

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says the government is considering taking equity stakes in U.S. energy companies to try to boost the beleaguered oil and gas sector amid the coronavirus crisis. More news on: Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF, SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production...

Video Transcript West Texas Intermediary crude oil prices fell below $0 per barrel on April 20th - a clear indication that inventories have reached their max. With June 2020 oil contracts trading above $20 per barrel, it would seem that, for now, oil markets are operating on the same ...

The Trump administration is considering paying U.S. oil producers to essentially stop producing , in a bid to help alleviate the oversupply in the market that has pushed crude prices to 18-year lows, Bloomberg reports. More news on: Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF, SPDR S&P Oil & Ga...

Crude oil ( CL1:COM ) cruises higher a day after Pres. Trump said he expected Saudi Arabia and Russia would reach a deal soon to end their oil price war and Russia's Pres. Putin called for cooperation among producers. More news on: Crude Oil Futures, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Chevron Corp...

The U.S. shale industry's high-pressured wells and short drilling time mean the group is well positioned to benefit if the current oil price plunge causes long-term damage to production capacity, resulting in a price jump when demand returns, says Goldman analyst Damien Courvalin, offering...

The energy sector ( XLE +4% ) takes an unaccustomed spot at the top of the S&P sector leaderboard, as U.S. oil futures firm with Pres. Trump and Russia's Pres. Putin agreeing to talks aimed at stabilizing energy markets. More news on: Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF, Noble Energy,...

U.S. crude oil (CL1: COM) settled at its lowest level since February 2002 , -6.6% to $20.09/bbl, as analysts forecast that quarantine measures are leading to the biggest-ever decline in oil demand. More news on: United States Brent Oil Fund, LP, The United States Oil ETF, LP, Energ...

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will ease enforcement of a range of legally mandated public health and environmental protections, saying industries could have trouble complying with them during the coronavirus. More news on: Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF, SPDR S&P Oil &am...

U.S. crude oil drops (CL1: COM) following three days of gains, with worries over rapidly dwindling demand due to coronavirus travel bans and lockdowns outweighing effects of the $2T U.S. emergency stimulus package; April WTI -2.8% to $23.81/bbl, but May Brent +0.2% at $27.46/bbl....