Oil price8 Feb 2021 09:18
time since February 2020
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Demand for oil slumped at the start of the coronavirus outbreak, but it appears to be back, as prices broke through the $60 mark for the first time since the extent of the pandemic became clear.
The price of Brent crude oil futures, a global benchmark, rose to $60.06 per barrel on Monday, edging beyond the mark set on 20 February 2020, shortly before markets went into a tailspin.