Oil prices stabilized on Wednesday after a confident lift in the previous session against the background of the energy crisis in Europe, Interfax reports.
Cost of February futures on Brent on the London Stock Exchange Ice Futures by 9:15 on Wednesday is $ 73.95 per barrel, which is $ 0.03 (0.04%) below the price of closing the previous session.
The price of February futures on WTI at the electronic bidding of the New York Commodity Exchange (NYMEX) is $ 71.21 for the barrel, which is $ 0.09 (0.13%) above the final value of the previous session.
The cost of gas in the region overcame the mark of $ 2,000 per thousand cubic meters, and experts note that in these conditions the demand for petroleum products for energy generation will grow.