International oil prices edged down on the 3rd.

As of the close that day, the price of light crude oil futures for December delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 37 cents to settle at $96.09 per barrel, a decline of 0.38%; the price of London Brent crude oil futures for January delivery fell $1.17 to settle at $103.60 per barrel, a decline of 1.12%.