Brent soars 12% and exceeds 130 dollars, the maximum since 2008

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The price of

oil for delivery in May soars 12.25% on the London futures market this Monday, and exceeds 130 dollars (130.21 dollars) per barrel, the highest since July 21, 2008.

This new rise in

comes after the

announced this weekend that it is having "very active" talks with the European

to ban the import of oil from

, in a new attempt to suffocate the Russian economy. in retaliation for the war in

.

The

has caused a sharp rise in the price of crude oil, which, after today's rise, is close to its historical maximum, above 146 dollars, reached at the beginning of July 2008.

Since last Thursday, February 24, when

started the conflict,

has climbed more than 34%.

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