The Financial Times reported on March 23 that the surge in oil prices following the outbreak of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has helped oil producers around the world make record profits over the past two years. Oil giants ExxonMobil, Shell, Saudi Aramco and others said at the annual CERA

By May 15,2023, the future price of light crude oil from New York Mercantile Exchange closed at USD69.69 a barrel. decrease USD2.1 than May 8.2023, the drop rate is 2.93 %. The future price of crude oil from London Brent closed at USD73.78 a barrel, decrease USD1.95 than May 8.2023.the drop rate is