Crude oil prices are on an end-of-year rise, indicating traders have gotten over their initial fears that omicron-driven coronavirus infections would send demand plummeting.

Global benchmark Brent crude is up more than 14.5% since the beginning of the month, trading near $80 per barrel on Tuesday for the first time since late November. West Texas Intermediate crude is also up nearly 7% over a week ago.

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