The price of Brent crude oil, a key benchmark for Angolan exports, dropped by 2.91% to $82.63 per barrel for September delivery on the London futures market today.
This sharp decline in European crude coincided with widespread computer issues in Microsoft’s Windows systems following a failed update of the CrowdStrike cybersecurity platform.
These problems affected various sectors globally, including airports, air transport, hospitals, and communication systems.
Despite the Russian government’s statement today that Ukraine’s decision to halt the transit of Russian oil to Slovakia and Hungary via the Druzhba (Friendship) pipeline would harm these two countries, the market remained unaffected by this development, according to Lusa.
