On the eve, the meeting of the OPEC+ countries, the price of oil of the American WTI brand reached a seven-year maximum. On the London ICE exchange, the price of December futures for this fuel on October 4, at its peak, was $77.26 per barrel – for the first time since November 2014.

The price of WTI crude oil rose throughout the day and broke the record at the time of the publication of the news. The price of Brent crude oil also increased. During trading on October 4, at its peak, it broke the record of 2018 – the cost of December futures was $81.44 per barrel.