Brent crude fell during trading on Wednesday, but it is still trading near the level of $ 71, in anticipation of the release of US inventory data, and with the follow-up to the developments of the Corona virus.
Crude prices fell, although the American Petroleum Institute announced that stocks fell by 1.6 million barrels during the week ending August 20.
The US Energy Information Administration will release official inventory data later today.
In terms of trading, Brent crude futures for October delivery fell 0.2% to $70.92 a barrel.
The US NYMEX crude contracts for October delivery also fell 0.2% at the level of $67.40 a barrel.
