Oil keeps on rising in price, Brent is at $78.95 a barrel

09:48 - 12.01.2024


January 12, Fineko/abc.az. Prices for oil of benchmark grades are actively increasing in Friday’s trading.

The price of March’s Brent crude futures at the London ICE Futures Exchange increased by $1.54 (1.99%) to $78.95 per barrel by 09:44. Following the trading on January 11, Brent crude futures for March grew by $0.61 (0.79%) to $77.41 per barrel.

The price of WTI oil futures for February on the electronic trading of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) rose by $1.51 (2.10%) to $73.53 per barrel by 09:44. Following the trading on January 11, the price of February’s WTI oil futures grew by $0.65 (0.91%) to $72.02 per barrel.