The price of a barrel of Brent oil for delivery in December rose 5.43% this Thursday, to $65.99, in the London futures market, due to fear of a supply shortage following the United States sanctions against the Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil.
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North Sea crude oil, a benchmark in Europe, added $3.40 compared to the last session on the International Exchange (ICE), when it closed at $62.59.
Brent continued its upward path after the measures announced on Wednesday by the US government of President Donald Trump against the main Russian oil companies, which fueled fears of a possible interruption in global supply and raised the geopolitical risk premium on crude oil.
With information from EFE.
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