In the New York crude oil market on the 6th, the international crude oil futures price is temporarily about 1 because there is less caution about the decline in demand for crude oil due to the spread of infection of the mutant virus and Omicron strain. The price has risen to the $ 80 level per barrel for the first time in a month and a half.
In the New York crude oil market on the 6th, the crude oil price continued to rise, and the futures price of WTI, which is an international indicator, temporarily rose to the $ 80 level per barrel for the first time in about a month and a half.
Despite widespread infection with Omicron strains, there is widespread belief that major oil-producing countries are convincing that demand for crude oil is stable, and that US crude oil inventories are declining. The background is that the sense of caution about the decline in crude oil demand has eased.
Market officials said, "Investors are worried about the spread of protests against the government triggered by the sharp rise in fuel prices in Kazakhstan in Central Asia. For the time being, the spread of Omicron stocks is spreading. There is a lot of interest in the impact on the economy and whether US crude oil inventories will continue to decline. "