Oil Price Slide – No Good Way Out"The world is in a dangerous place now. A large share of oil sellers need the revenue from oil sales. They have to continue producing, regardless of how low oil prices go unless they are stopped by bankruptcy, revolution, or something else that gives them a very clear signal to stop. Producers of oil from US shale are in this category, as are most oil exporters, including many of the OPEC countries and Russia."
https://ourfiniteworld.com/2014/11/05/oil-price-slide-no-good-way-out/