In the New York crude oil market, concerns about a stagnation in crude oil supply from Russia, which is subject to severe economic sanctions, have increased, and international crude oil futures prices have temporarily risen to the $ 115 level per barrel, reaching a high for the first time in 13 and a half years. I did.
In the New York crude oil market, the international index WTI futures price temporarily rose to the $ 115 level per barrel on the 3rd.
It will be the highest price in 13 and a half years since the Lehman shock occurred in September 2008.
This is because there is a growing concern that the supply of crude oil will be delayed from Russia, which is subject to severe economic sanctions such as exclusion from the international payment network due to the military invasion of Ukraine.
Furthermore, on the 2nd, major oil-producing countries such as Saudi Arabia decided to forgo an additional increase in production in April, and a sense of caution about global supply shortages spread, leading to price increases.
The members of the IEA = International Energy Agency have agreed to cooperate to release 60 million barrels of oil reserves, but market officials said, "Crude oil is uncertain because of the view that the military invasion will be prolonged. The rise in prices has not stopped, "he said, and there is a possibility that the pressure to rise will increase on domestic gasoline prices.