While it took just over four months for prices to recover to $50 per barrel during the 2008 cycle, WTI prices in 2016 came back from even lower lows, and more rapidly, during this most recent cycle. From February 11, 2016, to June 8 of the same year, the price of the U.S. benchmark crude rose 95.5 percent, from $26.21 to $51.23. In just 89 days, WTI appreciated $25.02 compared to a price increase of $17.68 per barrel in 126 days during the 2008 cycle.