International crude oil settlement prices rose sharply

On January 16th, as of the close of the day on the 15th, the light crude oil futures price for February delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose by $2.54 to close at $80.04 per barrel, an increase of 3.28%; the London Brent crude oil futures price for March delivery rose by $2.11 to close at $82.03 per barrel, an increase of 2.64%.