It is currently trading at $ 60.38 per barrel.
The price of WTI oil also rose and reached $ 54.57 per barrel.
Earlier, the Iranian Foreign Ministry reported that the explosions on a tanker belonging to the Islamic Republic in the Red Sea were the result of the attack. At the moment, the country's authorities are figuring out who could be behind this attack. According to media reports, the ship’s crew was not injured, but two oil tanks were damaged, due to which part of the fuel spilled into the sea.
Leading expert at the Institute for Contemporary Development, economist Nikita Maslennikov in an interview with URA.RU assessed the prospects for oil prices.