Despite rising crude stocks in the United States and the prospect of part of Opep+ black gold returning to the market soon, oil is setting new records. Oil prices continue to rise. Around 10:45 GMT (11:45am in Paris), North Sea Brent crude oil for delivery in April gained 0.30% in London compared to Wednesday's close, at 67.24 dollars. At the same time, the American barrel of WTI appreciated by 0.24% to 63.37 dollars. The two benchmark contracts have reached higher-profile levels since January 8, 2020. Ipek Ozkardeskaya, an analyst at Swissquote Bank, says that black gold prices continue to rise despite a surprise increase in American crude stocks. Note that crude oil reserves in the United States indeed increased by 1.3 million barrels last week, according to a report by the American Energy Information Agency (EIA) released on Wednesday. According to Avtar Sandu of Phillip Futures, this is the biggest weekly fall ever recorded.