Prices spiked on the global oil market after the invasion of Ukraine triggered a wave of international sanctions against Russia, one of the worlds leading exporters of crude. The price briefly climbed to over $120 per barrel this month before settling down to $103 per barrel on Friday. 
Mitengo inakwera pa msika wa dziko lonse pambuyo pa kuukilidwa kwa dziko la Ukraine komwe kunayambitsa kusintha kwa malamulo a dziko lonse motsutsana ndi dziko la Russia, limodzi mwa maiko otumiza mafuta ku maiko ena. Mwachidule mtengo unakwera kuposela pa 120 dolazi pa galoni iliyonse lachisanu asanagwirizane zotsitsa kufika pa 103 dolazi.