. the price of WTI crude oil during the first day of the week a day fell below $ 45 a barrel for the first time since July 13 of last year, follows From the data of the auction. at 16: 31 MSK Price of February futures for WTI decreased by 1, 69%, to 44, 8 dollars per barrel, and the bidding process has reached 44, $ 73. The price of March futures for North sea mixture of Brent crude fell to 0, 94%, to 53, 59 dollars per barrel. the other day Brent broke the mark of 53 to the dollar so low it was not quoted from September of last year. the decrease occurs despite statements by UAE energy Minister Suhail al-mazroui about the fact that OPEC may extend the term of the agreement to reduce output or even increase the volume decrease for comparison with the adopted at a recent meeting. 7th December, the OPEC countries agreed on the total reduction of oil production by 1, 2 million barrels per day. This is a contract for six months - until July 2019. From the specified amount of 800 thousand barrels falls on OPEC countries and 400 thousand - to countries outside the cartel. Russia has agreed to minimize the production of 228 thousand barrels per day. Investors doubt the productivity of this order on the balancing market. Analysts at JBC Energy, whose opinion results in The wall Street Journal, believe that OPEC countries in the first part of 2019 will be extracted to 760 thousand barrels per day more compared with the first half of 2018. OPEC production will increase by 170 thousand barrels per day compared with the same period last year, mainly due to Russia, according to experts. <span style="color:darkgray