Oil NSE -5.52 % prices fell on Wednesday after the Chinese government stepped up efforts to tame record high coal prices and ensure coal mines operate at full capacity as Beijing moved to ease a power shortage. Brent crude futures dropped 73 cents, or 0.9%, to $84.35 a barrel at 1003 GMT, paring a 75 cent rise in the previous session, but still lingering close to multi-year highs. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for November, which expires on Wednesday, fell 68 cents, or 0.8%, to $82.28 a barrel. The more active WTI contract for December was down 80 cents, or 1%, to $81.64 a barrel.
