April futures for WTI crude oil increased by 0.61% to $ 64.83 per barrel.
Futures for Brent crude for delivery in May rose 0.60% to $ 68.31 a barrel.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said during a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the government that Russia expects global oil demand to recover by 5.5 million bpd in 2021, fully returning to pre-crisis levels in 2022.
Director of the Energy Development Fund Sergei Pikin, in an interview with FBA "Economics Segodnya", also gave a forecast regarding the recovery of the world energy market.