Oil: Brent at 86.84 dollars a barrel, the highest since 2014

(ANSA) - TOKYO, 18 JAN - The price of Brent oil today reached the highest level of the last seven years, driven by geopolitical tensions and by the increase in demand despite the problems linked to the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

    The price of a barrel of Brent from the North Sea reached $ 86.84 at 2:40 am Italian time, surpassing the $ 86.74 reached on October 30, 2014. (ANSA).