According to him, sharp fluctuations in oil prices may occur if the global crisis intensifies.

However, “all countries and governments will treat the second wave of the pandemic differently than the first,” Kudrin is sure.

“During the first wave, no one knew the scale of the infection and the consequences, in terms of mortality.

Now they are more and more boldly about this.

The vaccine has already begun to be sold, we have learned to react faster, from the point of view of medicine.

That is, the consequences of the second wave, even if it is very strong, will be less.

Therefore, the governments will introduce less restrictions, ”he said.

Against this background, the head of the Accounts Chamber does not expect another collapse in world oil prices "to those values ​​that were in the spring."

“Moreover, taking into account the operation of the OPEC + agreement, I think that prices will remain above $ 40,” Kudrin added.

Earlier, the head of the Accounts Chamber said that oil production in Russia after the pandemic will not decrease, but it will no longer bring such revenues as in the past 20 years.