The record took place despite the fact that the day before OPEC members announced a significant increase in production volumes - by half a million barrels per day. However, the news of this came almost simultaneously with the news of increased demand for oil in the United States and China. In addition, the market could not help but react to the further depreciation of the US dollar and to information about a decrease in oil reserves in the United States. The average cost of gasoline in the US is $2.06 per gallon. And this is almost the Russian price.