OPEC, Russia and nine other countries agreed in July to increase crude production by 400,000 b/d starting August through the end of 2022, a quantity that many analysts said would be insufficient to meet demand in the short-term, given seasonal consumption patterns and the world's recovery from the pandemic.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 3.0 million barrels from the previous week to 432.6 million barrels.

Brent was down 71 cents, or 1%, at $71.54 a barrel, WTI was down 77 cents, or 1.10%, at $67.59 a barrel.

Preliminary production figures for July 2021 show an average daily production of 2 035 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.

U.S. Rig Count is up 3 from last week to 503, Canada Rig Count is down 8 from last week to 156.

Brent dropped 9 cents, or 0.1%, to $70.96 a barrel, WTI fell 19 cents, or 0.3%, to $67.35.

Brent fell by $2.43, or 3.5%, to $68.27 a barrel, WTI fell by $2.43, or 3.5%, to $68.27 a barrel.

The 19 countries with quotas under the OPEC+ deal produced 35.99 million b/d in July, despite having a collective ceiling of 36.34 million b/d.

The Worldwide Rig Count for July was 1,380, up 55 from the 1,325 counted in June 2021,

U.S. Rig Count is up 3 from last week to 491, Canada Rig Count is up 3 from last week to 156.

Brent rwere up 47 cents at $71.76 a barrel, WTI rose 45 cents to $69.54 a barrel.

Средняя цена на нефть марки Urals в январе-июле 2021 года сложилась в размере $64,68 за баррель, в январе-июле 2020 года - $40,34 за баррель.

"Timely implementation of this project is of national importance: this is a particularly significant task to provide the nuclear industry with natural uranium, a challenge facing the entire Mining Division,"

Brent rose by 50 cents, or 0.71%, to $70.88 a barrel, WTI rose 66 cents, or 1%, to $68.81.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories increased by 3.6 million barrels from the previous week to 439.2 million barrels.