During the Indian Arrival Day public holiday today , gas stations and many other businesses were closed before and during an extended curfew from 10.02 am on Monday to 5.00 am Tuesday.



But other parts of the local energy sector kept on going as oil traded at prices today that may not have been conceivable when one oil price dramatically fell below US$0 per barrel.



In Tonight's Energy Matters we look at this and the impact the State of Emergency is having on small contractors in the energy sector.