The price of Brent oil exceeded $74 per barrel for the first time since November 24, 2014, Vedomosti reported.
At the Intercontinental stock exchange, the cost for Brent crude oil increased by for 1% up to $ 74.26 pera barrel. The cost of WTI oil was $ 69.15 per a barrel (+ 0.98%).
The cost of WTI oil exceeded the $68 per barrel mark for the first time since December 2014.
