Oil Prices Fall Over $1 a Barrel on Russian Oil Price Cap Talks

Oil Prices Fall Over $1 a Barrel on Russian Oil Price Cap Talks
Pumpjacks are seen against the setting sun at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang Province, China, on Dec. 7, 2018. Stringer/Reuters
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LONDON—Oil prices fell by more than $1 a barrel on Wednesday as the Group of Seven (G7) nations looked at a price cap on Russian oil above where the crude grade is currently trading.

Brent crude futures fell $2, or 2.26 percent, to $86.36 a barrel at 1153 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down $1.57, or 1.94 percent, at $79.38 a barrel.