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Chaos and scrambling in the US oil patch as prices plummet

by AP Business Writer
| April 5, 2020 7:03 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — In Montana, a father and son running a small oil business are cutting their salaries in half. In New Mexico, an oil truck driver who supports his family just went a week without pay. And in Alaska, lawmakers have had to dip into the state's savings as oil revenue dries up.

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