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%.
On November 19, the international crude oil futures settlement price rose sharply by 3%. WTI December crude oil futures closed up $2.14, or 3.19%, at $69.16/barrel. Brent January crude oil futures closed up $2.26, or 3.18%, at $73.3/barrel.