Crude oil prices are on the rise again due to increased demand from China and India, reports OilPrice.com citing Bloomberg. Chinese and Indian refineries are now buying more crude than in November. As a result, prices have increased, in some cases by as much as $3,5 per barrel over the benchmarks.
This year, China has been the main driver of oil prices. In the first half of 2020, when oil was at its lowest due to the Saudi-Russian price war and the looming pandemic, China went on a buying spree to build up its reserves.
PetroNeft Resources plc (LON:PTR) is an international oil and gas exploration and production company, focussed on Russia. The company’s shares are listed on the London AIM and Dublin ESM Markets.