U.S. Department of Energy oil inventories fell 0.5 million barrels during the week. It has been reported TASS According to department data.
The United States currently has 459.2 million barrels of oil, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, which is 2% lower than the average for the past five years at this time of year.
Previously the World Bank estimated The increase in oil prices between 2023 and 2025 in the World Economic Outlook.
At the same time, natural gas and coal prices will decrease in 2024 as a result of the EU’s efforts to increase the efficiency of energy savings. On December 5 last year, the European Union’s embargo on offshore oil supplies from Russia went into effect. The G7 countries, the EU and Australia have imposed an upper cap on the price of Russian oil supplied by sea for their ships and territories at US$60 per barrel.