Crude-oil futures down 1.5pc on sell-off CRUDE-OIL futures prices posted their biggest decline in a month Wednesday, falling 1.5 per cent to $US95.23 a barrel, on expectations of a seasonal drop in demand from US refiners. The decline in prices came after crude climbed nearly $US3 a barrel over the previous four days, culminating with the February light, sweet crude oil futures contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange expiring Tuesday at a four-month high.