The price of Brent crude at trading on Wednesday, January 4, fell below $79 a barrel for the first time since December 20, 2022, after data from the London Stock Exchange. ICE.
According to stock market data at 17:54 Moscow time, the cost of this brand of oil decreased by 3.86% to $78.93 per barrel.
Formerly Alexey Belogoriev, Vice President of Energy at the Institute of Energy and Finance (IEF) declarationThe main beneficiaries of the reduction in Russian oil as a result of Western sanctions are international traders, not buyers. Reported by RIA Novosti.
According to him, traders mainly act as a link between oil producer and consumer.
Prior to that, First Deputy Governor of the Central Bank Alexei Zabotkin declarationThe depreciation of the ruble against world currencies in December 2022 is associated with the fall in oil prices. In December, the price of a barrel of Brent crude oil fell from $90 to $84.