International oil prices fell during trading on Wednesday, amid a state of anticipation for US inventory data, which is scheduled to be released later today.

The decline in crude prices also came amid vigorous follow-up to the latest developments in global offers and demands for crude.

In terms of today's trading, the futures contracts for the benchmark Brent crude for December delivery fell by 0.7% at the level of $85.81 a barrel.

The US NYMEX crude contracts for December delivery also declined by 0.9% at $83.93 a barrel.

The American Petroleum Institute data yesterday revealed that oil stocks in the United States rose by 2.3 million barrels for the week ending on October 22.

US crude rose when it settled on Tuesday; To reach $84.65 per barrel in light of the continued shortage of natural gas and coal, which boosted demand for petroleum products.