Oil prices drop by more than $40 per barrel from dramatic early morning rise Crude oil futures opened at $115.62/barrel on Monday morning, a significant increase from Friday's close of $91.27/barrel, due to shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz caused by US military operations in Iran. https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/oil-prices-drop-by-more-than-40-per-barrel-from-dramatic-early-morning-rise/ #TexasPolitics #Local #News #PoliticalNews #TopStories