Berita Dunia Bahasa Inggris Bagi Pelajar

14-03-2022 12.00

Oil prices are growing. On Monday, they were the highest since 2008. The price of crude oil is the reason. The highest price in history was in July 2008, when it reached 147.5 dollars for one barrel.

(Harga minyak semakin naik. Pada hari Senin, harganya mencapai harga tertinggi sejak 2008. Harga minyak mentah adalah alasannya. Harga tertinggi dalam sejarah pada Juli tahun 2008, saat itu harga per barelnya mencapai 147,5 dolar )

On Monday, the price was 139 dollars. Experts thought that the war in Ukraine could mean that oil would be even more expensive. The US and EU planned to stop oil imports from Russia, as one of the punishments against the country. This would probably mean that there would be less oil. As a result, the prices of oil could jump from $100 to $200 for one barrel.

(Pada Senin, harganya 139 dolar. Para ahli menilai bahwa perang di Ukraina bisa jadi membuat harga minyak akan semakin mahal. AS dan UE berencana menghentikan impor minyak dari Rusia, sebagai salah satu sanksi bagi negeri itu. Hal ini mungkin berarti bahwa aka nada lebih sedikit minyak. Akibatnya, harga minyak bisa melonjak dari 100$ ke 200$ per barel.)

Oil prices increased the prices of fuel, too. Companies just started to recover from the pandemic, and this could bring new problems for them.

(Harga minyak juga menaikkan harga bahan bakar. Perusahaan baru saja pulih dari pandemi, dan hal ini mungkin membawa masalah baru bagi mereka.)

Kata-kata sulit: crude oil (minyak mentah), barrel (barel), import (impor).

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