The price of Brent # North Sea oil barrel lost more than eight percent on Wednesday, bringing its price down to less than $ 18 a barrel, while the American oil sector is making strenuous efforts to preserve the gains it made early in the context of the devastating repercussions of the Kofi-19 epidemic in energy markets.
The benchmark European Brent benchmark barrel fell 8.79 percent to $ 17.63 in Asian trading, extending the heavy losses incurred on Tuesday. However, the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil price rose by about three percent, after an increase of 20 percent during the session.