Þann 24. febrúar fór alþjóðlega olíuverðið einu sinni yfir 100 á tunnu markið og þá minnkaði hækkunin.
In terms of oil prices, the situation in Russia and Ukraine has caused concerns about the supply prospects of the international crude oil market. International oil prices exceeded the 100 per barrel mark, with New York crude oil futures prices rising by more than 9 percent in the day, and Brent crude oil futures prices rising by more than 7 percent . But U.S. President Joe Biden has since said that the U.S. will release more oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) "if conditions permit." The news caused oil prices to retreat, and at the close, April crude oil futures in New York rose 0.77 percent , while Brent crude oil futures rose 2.31 percent .
Þar sem bæðió-ofinn dúkurogplastieru hreinsaðar afurðir úr jarðolíu, hefur hækkun á hráolíuverði bein áhrif á verðhækkun á pólýprópýleni og pólýetýlenefnum. Þetta hefur haft mikil áhrif á verðstöðugleika okkareinnota lækningavörur.
