Aramco oil facility just south of the Saudi capital Riyadh, on Sept. 15, 2019. Fayez Nureldine /AFP via Getty Images
Oil prices dropped again on May 7, slipping by more than 4 percent to take the Brent crude benchmark below $100 per barrel on renewed hopes that a peace deal between the United States and Iran is on the horizon.
Brent crude futures fell by $4.31, or to $96.96 a barrel, during trading on May 7, during an unsettled session during which there were fluctuations of up to 4.6 percent from close on May 6.
