The price of one barrel of Azerbaijani Azeri Light crude on the world market fell by $5.14, or 5.04%, to $96.73.

At the close of trading, the price of September futures for Brent crude stood at $91.43.

The price of Azerbaijani oil in Turkey's Ceyhan port on a FOB basis fell by $4.71, or 4.79%, to $93.54 per barrel.

Azerbaijan's state budget for this year has set the oil price at $65.