“We see the market recovering.

Last year, it partially recovered, this year (demand increased) by about 6 million barrels (per day).

I hope that in the next 2022 we will already reach the balance of supply and demand at the pre-crisis level, "TASS quotes him as saying.

He noted that the volatility in the oil market is “not so high”.

“Today there is monitoring every day, we make the most correct decisions.

As for the new strains, this is one of the factors that we are simply obliged to monitor and make operational decisions, ”said the Deputy Prime Minister.

Earlier, Novak said that at the moment there are many uncertainties in the situation with the impact of the new version of the omicron coronavirus on oil consumption.