Published information on stocks of oil and petroleum products in the US caused an increase in the prices of this fuel. About this RT stated Tamara Safonova, Managing Director of Naans-Media LLC, Associate Professor at the RANEPA Faculty of Marketing and International Cooperation under the President of Russia.
“With the onset of the autumn season, the risks of an energy crisis in the European market increase significantly against the backdrop of a gas shortage that could force consumers to look for alternative energy sources, including oil and petroleum products,” Safonova said. aforementioned.
According to him, the main reason for the increase in oil prices is the gradual formation of its deficit in the field of reserves.
Citing the words of Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, he added that spare capacity is now limited and the risk of supply disruptions remains high.
17 August Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Secretary General, Representative of Kuwait Haytham al-Ghais declarationHe said that OPEC countries cannot be involved in the increase in oil and gas prices.