Oil price rises, market participants assess reports of new attacks in the Middle East By 8:10 Moscow time, December Brent futures rose $1.23 (1.07%) to $116.11 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London. On Thursday, they fell by $0.44 (0.38%), to $114.88 per barrel. The December contracts expire at the close of the market on Friday. The more actively traded January futures rose $1.12 (1.01%), to $111.92 a barrel. At this point, December WTI futures rose in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange NYMEX by $0.96 (0.94%) to $102.96 a barrel. During the previous session, the price of the contract fell by $0.78 (0.76%), to $102 per barrel. In October, Brent rose in price by about 11%, WTI - by 14%.