How is the oil price plunge impacting ASX 200 oil shares today?

One area of the market that is a sea of red on Wednesday is the energy sector. At the time of writing, the S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index is down a sizeable 5.5%.

This follows a significant pullback in oil prices overnight, which is weighing heavily on ASX energy shares.

According to Bloomberg, the WTI crude oil price fell more than 10% before eventually closing the session 8.2% lower at US$99.50 per barrel. The Brent crude oil price ended the session 9.45% lower at US$102.77 a barrel.

Traders were selling oil in a panic amid concerns that a global recession could lessen demand for energy products.

Which ASX oil shares are falling today?

You will be hard-pressed to find an ASX oil share performing positively on Wednesday.

Here’s a summary of how some shares are performing in the energy sector:

• The Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT) share price is down 7%
• The Santos Ltd (ASX: STO) share price is down 5%
• The Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WDS) share price is down 7%

What’s next for oil prices?

Where oil prices, and therefore ASX oil shares, go next will depend ultimately on what happens with the global economy.

For example, a note out of Citi warns that yesterday’s decline could be a sign of things to come if the global economy falls into a recession. Its analysts are forecasting a decline into the US$60s a barrel if a recession occurs.

Citi said: “In a recession scenario with rising unemployment, household and corporate bankruptcies, commodities would chase a falling cost curve as costs deflate and margins turn negative to drive supply curtailments.”

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More reading

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• Why did the Beach Energy share price outperform the ASX 200 last month?
• Santos and Woodside on watch after oil prices crash 10%

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