Oil prices began to decline after publishing data on the launch of drilling in the United States

World oil prices on Monday resumed a decrease, even more than retreating from the maximums of 2016 reached last week, RIA Novosti reports. After the growth of quotations last week, negative pressure on their cost was provided by data on drilling plants in the United States and strengthening the dollar.

As of 8.30 Moscow time, May Brent oil futures in London at a minimum were minimized to $ 40.80 per barrel, April futures on WTI electronic trading in the New York Model Exchange (NYMEX) were traded at the level of $ 38.88 per barrel. During the day, Brent is at 41.1-41.4 dollars per barrel.

On Friday, Brent oil oil for the first time from December 7 rose above $ 42 per barrel, and WTI oil for the first time from December 4 exceeded the mark of $ 41 per barrel. Prices added more than 50% compared to the minimum values ​​of this year at the expectations of the meeting of the largest producers of raw materials in Qatar regarding freezing the volume of production on April 17.

However, the Baker Hughes Inc. oilfield company. She reported on Friday evening that the number of drilling at oil fields in the United States increased by one - to 387. Before that, within a few weeks in a row, this indicator only decreased and it is now lower than the same period last year by 50%. At the same time, oil production in the United States decreased by 7%.