| Year | Event | Remarks |
| 1970-1980 | A slump of 10 years |
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| 1980-1990 | A comeback to normal | 1981-1987 dry cargo depression |
| 1975 | Fall in demand for oil for the 1st time in its history |
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| 1979 | Oil price rise | From $11/b to $40/b |
| 1979-1987 | Tanker crisis |
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| 1979-1983 | Oil trade fell from 1.4b barrels (1979) to 0.9b (1983) | Fall 64.5% |
| 1979 | Iraq revolution |
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| 2008-end to 2019 | Global financial crisis | 11 years |
| 2020-2021 | Pandemic COVID-19 |
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