The price of Brent oil exceeded $97 per barrel for the first time since September 2014

According to TASS, as of 04:38 Moscow time, the price of Brent crude rose by 2.34%, reaching $97.62 per barrel.

Earlier, the cost of WTI crude oil for the first time since September 17, 2014 exceeded $95 per barrel.

Earlier, the head of the analytical center of the Independent Fuel Union, Grigory Bazhenov, in an interview with PolitExpert, shared a forecast for gasoline prices in 2022.