Oil slumps to new low

Brent Crude fall to lowest level since 2004

Published 21st Dec 2015

The price of oil has dipped to its lowest level in more than a decade.

At one point on Monday morning a barrel of brent crude was at $36.18 - lower even than the slump of December 2008.

It's now rallied slightly, but there are deep concerns about the prospect of a North Sea recovery in the coming year.

The slump is being blamed on fears of oversupply in the global market.