Brent were down 52 cents or 0.84% at $61.39 a barrel, WTI were 35 cents or 0.63% lower at $55.56 a barrel.

Germany and the UAE see that there is a great value in close consultations on foreign and security policy, Annen said. "We also want to deepen our cooperation on trade and investment, in particular on exchanging state-of the-art technologies and enabling small and medium-sized companies to succeed in our respective markets," the minister explained.

Brent fell 6 cents to $62.68 a barrel, WTI rose 18 cents to $56.59 a barrel

Brent were at $62.55 a barrel, WTI gained 13 cents, or 0.23%, to $56.62 a barrel.

Brent were down $1.05 cents at $62.05 a barrel, WTI dropped to $56.47 a barrel, down 82 cents.

To circumvent U.S. banking and financial sanctions, Iran’s rulers have built up a network of traders, companies, exchange offices, and money collectors in different countries,

Though trade between Venezuela and Cuba has not ceased amid sanctions, the flow of PDVSA’s oil has been insufficient to keep the Communist-ruled island well-supplied. Cubans have faced long lines at gas stations and for public transportation amid lack of vessels to receive imports.

Brent dropped 58 cents to $64.19 a barrel, WTI were at $58.15, down 49 cents.

Brent crude fell 30 cents to $63.98 a barrel, WTI was down 38 cents to $57.71.

Brent crude LCOc1 was up 7.7% since last Friday’s close, the biggest weekly rise since January. The front-month November contract was at $64.88 a barrel, up 48 cents, by 1113 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 rose 59 cents to $58.72 a barrel, set to post a gain of over 7% for the week.

Brent gained $1.44 to $65.04 a barrel, WTI was up 89 cents at $59 a barrel.

в ходе разговора Владимир Путин и Мухаммед Бен Сальман Аль Сауд обсудили ситуацию на глобальном рынке углеводородов, в том числе ход реализации договоренностей в формате ОПЕК+, а также выразили обоюдный настрой на продолжение тесной координации в целях дальнейшей стабилизации мировых цен на нефть

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday announced it has joined the International Maritime Security Construct to secure the Mideast's waterways.

The alliance protects the interests of its members and their merchant ships when passing through maritime corridors. Its operation area covers the Strait of Hormuz, Bab Al Mandab, the Sea of Oman and the Arabian Gulf.

Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh stressed the non-political nature of oil, saying the US was using oil as a weapon which was not the right approach.