"We are currently at a stage when, against the background of the spread of mass vaccinations and the improvement of the macroeconomic agenda, there is an increase in public optimism in relation to the prospects for global oil demand," RIA Novosti Novak quoted as saying. 

Earlier, economist and financial analyst Vitaly Kalugin, in an interview with URA.RU, gave a forecast for gasoline prices in Russia in 2021.