Russian oil rose to $ 74.25 a barrel

Average price for Russian Urals brand oil in June 2010 was at the level of 74.25 dollar per barrel compared with 68.32 dollars in June 2009, said Tuesday the RIA Novosti news agency Head of Analytical department of the Ministry of Finance Alexander Sakovich. Thus, the oil price in June was higher than May, when it reached 73.36 dollars per barrel. "For the first half of an average oil price was fixed at 75.93 dollars per barrel, while January-June of last year was 50.82 dollars per barrel",