MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov on Wednesday said a price of $45 per barrel of oil was "balanced" for both suppliers and consumers.
In an interview with the Rossiya-24 state TV channel, he also said that budget revenues from oil and gas sales had dropped by 18 percent this year due to weaker prices.
Benchmark Brent crude oil front-month futures (LCOc1) currently trade at over $56 per barrel.