OREANDA-NEWS   The cost of Russian Urals crude oil for shipment to the port of Primorsk as of April 2 was 116.05 dollars per barrel. This was reported by Bloomberg with reference to Argus Media data.

This is the highest oil price since 2013. Then prices reached 113-115 dollars per barrel. When fuel was shipped to the port of Novorossiysk, the price reached 114.45 dollars per barrel.

Prices rose against the backdrop of the war between the United States and Israel with Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. As you know, one fifth of the world's oil supplies pass through it, the article says.

Earlier, US President Donald Trump obscenely addressed the Iranian authorities and called for the opening of the "devil's strait." He also threatened Tehran with powerful strikes on energy facilities and bridges. The politician set a deadline for the Islamic Republic, which expires on Tuesday, April 7, at 20:00 (April 8, 4:00 Moscow time).