Last week’s 2.6% drop in oil prices / The new corona strain disrupted the oil market

According to the Fars International Economic Group, quoted by Reuters, with the increase in cases of the strain اُمیکرون Concerns that new restrictions are likely to hit fuel demand have pushed oil prices down in the last trading day of global markets over the past week.

Bob یاگر, Director of the Institute Mizuho “Concerns about,” he said in New York کووید There is a disease that does not go away and it is thought Can “It will affect demand and put pressure on the market.”

Brent crude traded down $ 1.50 at $ 73.52 a barrel, while US crude was down $ 1.50 at $ 70.86 a barrel.

Brent crude fell 2.6 percent and US crude fell 1.3 percent last week.

In Denmark, South Africa, England, the number of new cases اُمیکرون Both are doubled once. Denmark on Friday announced new restrictions to contain the outbreak coronavirus Will apply.

In America, the rapid spread of the type اُمیکرون This has led some companies to suspend their plans to return workers to offices.

OPEC and its allies called OPEC plus They said they would meet before the scheduled July 4 meeting if changes in the demand outlook require a review of their plans to add 400,000 barrels per day to supply in January.

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