/IRBIS, Dinara Mukasheva, August 21, 09/ - By results of trades on August 20, 2009 oil futures made:

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                                                Change (in %) for
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                                                      since since
Name          Exchange         20.08.09 a day a month  2009  2008
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Brent Forties
Oseburg*      ICE (London)        73.33  -1.7    +9.7 +56.3 -25.1
Light Sweet
Crude Oil**   NYMEX (New York)    72.54  +0.2   +12.1 +56.5 -27.2
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*  October future price is considered
** September future price is considered

The cost of the October contracts for the oil supply fell after reporting by the Ministry of Labor of the USA that the number of initial applications for unemployment benefits in the week ended on August 15, has increased by 18 thousand to 576 thousand. However, analysts predicted that the number of claims would decrease to 550 thousand.

Exchanges' data published in various information systems have been used to create this message.

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