January futures for WTI crude oil fell 1.66% to $ 44.95 per barrel.

Brent crude oil futures for January delivery rose 0.06% to $ 47.83 a barrel.

In September, Stanislav Mitrakhovich, a leading expert of the National Energy Security Fund and the Financial University under the Government of Russia, in an interview with the Economics Today FBA, assessed the situation on the oil market.