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What happened to crude oil & gasoline prices in January?

January WTI crude oil (CLF25) Thursday closed down -0.27 (-0.38%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF25) closed up +0.0027 (+0.14%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Thursday fell back from 2-1/2 week highs and settled mixed. Thursday's rally in the dollar index (DXY00) to a 2-week high weighed on energy prices.

What is Brent crude oil?

Brent Crude is a particularly light crude oil which is carried from the North Sea to the Sullom Voe Terminal on Mainland, Shetland by an underwater pipeline. From there, the crude oil is transported by tanker. Besides its primary role as the most important energy source, crude oil is also an essential raw material for manufacturing plastics.