Oil prices were retained in international markets near the level of $ 73 as the hints of weaker demand in the United States were a counterweight in investors to make new US sanctions harder to supply Russian oil.
The London market after noon the price of Barrels with the delivery deadline in September was higher by 34 cents than in yesterday’s closing trade and amounted to 72.85 dollars.
Yesterday concluded the store in the plus $ 2.47. Today, there were traded in barrels with delivery time in October, at a price of $ 72.08.
The American market barrel increased 32 cents and stood $ 69.53. Yesterday concluded trading in plus $ 2.42.
The markets worried the statement of the US President Donald Trump in the first half of the week that, instead of 50 days, it would make a decision on the new sanctions on Russia’s oil for next week, since the negotiations on the truce in Ukraine are tapping in place.
“(We will introduce) sanctions and, perhaps, customs, secondary customs,” Trump added.
Russia ‘covers’ about 4.5 percent of world demand and exports 4.68 million barrels of oil and 2.5 million barrels of petroleum products, and its main customers China and India are.
The new American sanctions would be added to 18. Package of criminal measures to Russia, which adopted the European Union ago.
(Vijesti.ba)
