3 Oct 2011 13:55

Urals crude averages up 44.2% to all-time high of $109.48/barrel in 9 mths - MinFin

MOSCOW. Oct 3 (Interfax) - Urals crude averaged up 44.2% to $109.48 a barrel in January-September 2011, from $75.87 in the same period last year, Finance Ministry expert Alexander Sakovich told Interfax.

This is the highest crude has been since monitoring began. The previous high was $109.3 in August 2008.

Urals averaged up 44% to $111.5 a barrel in September 2011, from $77.4 in the same period of last year.

Urals crude averaged at $109.21 a barrel in January-August 2011.