Brent oil drops below $77 level at week ending May 25

- Brent oil trades at $76.75 following Russian and Saudi energy ministers' meeting to discuss possibility of oil output rise

International Benchmark Brent crude traded at $76.75 per barrel at 15.35 GMT+2 while American benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) saw prices of $68.77 per barrel on Friday.

On Monday, Brent oil opened at $78.88 per barrel.

Brent crude reached as high as $80.35 per barrel on Tuesday, but declined to as low as $76.85 per barrel on Friday.

The oil price drop came after the Friday's discussion in St. Petersburg between Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih about the possibility of increasing OPEC and non-OPEC oil production.

By Huseyin Erdogan

Anadolu Agency

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