The decline in world oil prices is associated with the publication of the US Department of Energy's new statistics and in anticipation of Baker Hughes statistics.
As of 8:00 MSK, the price of a barrel of Brent crude dropped 0.02%, reaching $40.46. WTI oil prices dropped even more, by 0.43%, to $39.62.
According to the US Department of Energy, US commercial crude oil inventories [excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve] increased by 9.4 million barrels from the previous week.
