U.S. onshore oil production has likely peaked and will start to decline due to the recent plunge in crude prices, jeopardizing the nation’s position as the world’s largest fossil fuel producer and its energy security,

Two big American shale producers said they would cut capital expenditure on Monday in response to sliding oil prices, prompting industry warnings that US production had peaked and could begin falling.

The head of the largest independent oil producer in the Permian Basin predicts US shale production has peaked and will likely decline from here as oil prices hovers near four-year lows. “We have a very good view of what the US looks like.

Russia's oil price in roubles has fallen to a two-year low below the 4,000 rouble per barrel mark and some 40% lower than planned in the federal budget, data showed, piling pressure on the Kremlin, already saddled with a burgeoning budget deficit.

"I think Russia, with the price of oil right now, oil has gone down, we are in a good position to settle, they want to settle. Ukraine wants to settle," U.S. President Donald Trump said.

Oil is down… I think we’re in a good position to resolve [the war],” Trump said, suggesting that both Russia and Ukraine are seeking a peaceful settlement. “Nobody would be negotiating if I weren’t president,