The price of oil fell below $ 39 a barrel price in January futures contract for WTI oil brand in the electronic system of the New York Commodity Exchange (NYMEX) on Wednesday at 13:30 Moscow time stood at 38.5 dollars per barrel, 0.48 dollars lower at the final quotes December 23.The price of oil futures for February Brent at London ICE Futures exchange fell 24 December at 0.63 dollars – up to 39.73 dollars per barrel.Neft desheveet in anticipation of growth in commercial stocks in the U.S. data to be released this evening, reported Bloomberg News . According to estimates of analysts, inventory of oil in the U.S. during the week from 13 to 19 December will grow by 500 thousand barrels.