Oil prices slightly decline

World oil prices fell about 0.5% on Friday morning, Report informs.

The price of July futures for Brent crude fell by 0.49% to $74.61 per barrel, June futures for WTI - by 0.4% to $70.6.

Markets are awaiting data from the American oilfield service company Baker Hughes on the number of active oil rigs in the US, which is scheduled for publication on Friday evening. During the previous working week, by May 5, their number decreased by four to 588 units.