The price of Brent crude oil exceeded $ 40 per barrel – RIA Novosti

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MOSCOW, March 7 – RIA Novosti. The world prices for oil on Monday overcome the psychological mark of $ 40 per barrel, according to data exchanges.

During the bidding price of May futures for Brent crude oil mix has grown more than 3.3% – to 40.05 dollars per barrel

Brent crude oil prices in the range from the beginning of the summer of 2014 and the end of 2015 decreased by more than. three times – from 36 to 115 dollars per barrel. In 2016 the cost of a barrel of North Sea tridtsatidollarovoy mixture fell below the mark. According to experts, the fall in prices for oil may be associated with financial factors, including the strengthening of the US currency.