The course of the price of a barrel of oil continues impetuously. Consequence of the sanctions imposed on Moscow in the context of the war in Ukraine.
Indeed, the data show a rise in the price of a barrel of Brent from the North Sea to 139.13 dollars on Sunday March 6 around 11 p.m. GMT, close to the absolute record of 147.50 dollars established in July 2008. This Monday 7, around 06:07 GMT, it was up 10.43% at $130.26.
As a reminder, the price of a barrel of Brent has exceeded the symbolic bar of 100 dollars for the first time in more than seven years, shortly after the announcement, on February 24, of a “military operation” by Russian President Vladimir Putin. in Ukraine. Since then, the fighting has continued, and the sanctions against Moscow have also intensified.