MOSCOW, August 23. /TASS/. The price of futures contracts of Brent crude oil for October delivery declined below $82 per barrel on London's ICE on Wednesday for the first time since July 24, 2023, according to trading data.

As of 4:44 p.m. Moscow time the Brent price was down by 2.32% at $81.94 per barrel.

As of 4:53 p.m. the price of Brent oil was down by 1.9% trading at $82.3, whereas the price of futures contracts of WTI crude oil for October delivery was down by 2.32% at $77.96 per barrel.