Oil prices have skyrocketed by 60%! The price of gasoline in many countries exceeded 9 yuan per liter, and this is the reason

Recently, with the rising international crude oil prices, gasoline prices in various countries around the world have risen, and gasoline prices in the United States have reached a 9-year high, and the price of gasoline per liter at gas stations has exceeded 14 yuan
.

According to CCTV reports, data show that since the beginning of this year, international crude oil prices have soared by more than 60%, and gasoline prices in many countries have exceeded 9 yuan
per liter.

The latest data released by the British Office for National Statistics on the 20th showed that the price of gasoline in the UK soared 19% year-on-year in September, reaching 1.
35 pounds per liter, about 11.
86 yuan, the highest level in eight years - which also means that compared with the same period last year, each tank of fuel needs to spend 10.
8 pounds more, about 95 yuan
.

In Japan, the retail price of regular gasoline has risen by about 20% this year to 166 yen per liter, or about 9.
3 yuan, a seven-year high
.

The average price of gasoline in South Korea has also exceeded 1,700 won per liter, about 9.
3 yuan
, for the first time in seven years.

India, the world's third-largest oil consumer, has seen gasoline prices rise 23 percent since the beginning of the year to 107 rupees per liter, or about 9 yuan
.
Some car owners said that if the oil price rises further, they can only sell their cars
.

Gasoline prices in the United States have soared, reaching their highest levels
in recent years.
In California, "high-quality gasoline" at gas stations in a few remote towns has risen to about $8.
50 per gallon, or about 14.
33 yuan
per liter.

Experts pointed out that after the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, OPEC's production reduction agreement with non-OPEC oil producers has caused a rapid decline
in global oil inventories.

At the same time, U.
S.
crude oil production was hit by Hurricane Ida in August, and U.
S
.
oil and gas companies generally showed hesitation to increase drilling and development, which led to weak U.
S.
crude oil supply growth.