Brent crude trades at $30.67 per barrel

Censor.NET reports citing Russian Interfax, which is referring to Bloomberg.

Brent crude oil futures with delivery in March have decreased by 0.7 percent - to $30.67 per barrel on London's ICE Futures Exchange by 7 a.m. Moscow time.

Futures price of WTI crude oil with delivery in February has slumped by 1.6 percent - to $30.69 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) by this time.

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