Oil prices are rising again. Oil prices continued to rise on Friday as Germany, initially opposed, began to soften its stance on a possible European embargo on Russian oil and gas.

To 09:15 GMT (11:15 CET), the barrel of North Sea Brent for delivery in June, which is the last day of trading, was up 1.30% to $108.99. The barrel of US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in the same month gained 0.99% to $ 106.40.