Oil prices fell below $100 a barrel on Wednesday.
In the early evening it was temporarily listed at $ 99.52.
That was $3.24 less than the day before.
The Brent price fell below $100 for the first time since the end of April this year.
The price of a barrel of the American West Texas Intermediate (WTI) variety fell by $3.18 to $96.32.
Oil prices fell by more than $10 at times on Tuesday.
Above all, recession concerns are weighing on prices.
The great uncertainty caused by the war in Ukraine threatens to weigh on the global economy, as does the central banks' fight against high inflation.
The strong dollar acts as an additional burden on the oil market, making crude oil more expensive for investors outside the dollar zone and weighing on their demand.
Contrary to the positive trend on the stock market, the oil companies Total, BP and Shell lost between 2 and 3 percent in value on Wednesday.
Fuel in Germany has also recently been somewhat cheaper again.
The national average for the Super E10 was 1.843 euros per liter, while diesel cost 1.993 euros per liter.
This means that both types of fuel cost less than 2 euros per liter – which some politicians had promised before the energy tax was reduced.