Today, Thursday, oil prices continue to rise, as the price of a barrel of “Brent” exceeded the level of $ 118 a barrel, for the first time since February 2013.
US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 3.37% to $114.33 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent crude futures rose 3.5% to $116.88 a barrel, and before that, Brent crude was trading above $118 a barrel.