Brent rose to $97.12 per barrel as oil prices accelerated on Thursday evening. Brent futures in January on the ICE Futures exchange in London, as of 18:45 Moscow time, rose in price by $2.5 (2.64%), to $97.12 per barrel. WTI oil futures for December on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose $1.99 (2.26%) to $90.11 a barrel.