On Nov. 21-25, the average price on Azeri Light CIF Augusta exported from Azerbaijan via the Ceyhan, Batumi and Supsa ports was $111.5 per barrel, or $3.5 less than the previous price. The maximum price was $112.38 per barrel. The minimum price was $110.6. Azeri Light's density is 34.6 degrees API with a 0.14-percent sulfur content.
The average price on Urals (Ex-Novo) exported from Azerbaijan via the Novorossiysk port was $106.21 per barrel, or $3.52 less than the previous price. The maximum price was $107.17 per barrel and the minimum - $105.3. Urals' density is 32 degrees API with a sulfur content up to 1.3 percent. The oil grade's specifications vary when sold depending on its high/low-quality content.
The average price on Brent Dated was $106.93 per barrel, or $3.88 less than the previous price. The maximum price was $107.72 per barrel and the minimum - $106.2. Brent Dated's density is 38.3 degrees API with a sulfur content of 0.36 percent.
Currency market
Last week the official rate of the manat to the US dollar, set by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan, remained unchanged. The average rate was established at 0.7865 manat to 1 U.S. dollar.
As a result of last week's exchange, the rate of the Azerbaijani manat to the U.S. dollar, established based on results from the Baku Inter-bank Currency Exchange (BICEX) fixed at 0.0006 points (0.06 percent) and amounted to 0.78582 manat to $1.
Deals concluded last week at BEST with transition to currency (T+0) comprised: Nov.21 - $1.86 million with exchange rate of 0.7863 AZN/USD, Nov.22 - $11.599 million with the exchange rate of 0.7857 AZN/USD, Nov.23 - $7.743 million with the exchange rate 0.7857 AZN/USD, Nov.24 - no deals were concluded, the exchange rate 0.7857 AZN/USD, Nov.25 - $3.78 million with the exchange rate of 0.7857 AZN/USD.
No deal was concluded with USD/AZN T+1 and T+2 due to too few appeals by dealers.