A photograph taken on March 2, 2022 shows the prices of petrol and diesel fuel at a petrol station off of the M3 motorway near Fleet, southwest of London. – Oil prices soared on March 2, 2022 above $113 per barrel and natural gas hit a record peak, as investors fretted over key producer Russia’s intensifying assault on Ukraine. European benchmark Brent North Sea oil struck $113.94 per barrel, the highest level since 2014, while New York-traded WTI hit a nine-year high of $112.51 as both posted day rises of almost 8 percent before dropping back slightly. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)