Read the following texts and table with financial data from an S&P 500 earnings report carefully.Based on the question-answer history (if provided), answer the last question. The answer may require mathematical calculation based on the data provided.


item 7 . management 2019s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations we are an international energy company with operations in the u.s. , canada , africa , the middle east and europe . our operations are organized into three reportable segments : 2022 e&p which explores for , produces and markets liquid hydrocarbons and natural gas on a worldwide basis . 2022 osm which mines , extracts and transports bitumen from oil sands deposits in alberta , canada , and upgrades the bitumen to produce and market synthetic crude oil and vacuum gas oil . 2022 ig which produces and markets products manufactured from natural gas , such as lng and methanol , in e.g . certain sections of management 2019s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations include forward- looking statements concerning trends or events potentially affecting our business . these statements typically contain words such as "anticipates" "believes" "estimates" "expects" "targets" "plans" "projects" "could" "may" "should" "would" or similar words indicating that future outcomes are uncertain . in accordance with "safe harbor" provisions of the private securities litigation reform act of 1995 , these statements are accompanied by cautionary language identifying important factors , though not necessarily all such factors , which could cause future outcomes to differ materially from those set forth in forward-looking statements . for additional risk factors affecting our business , see item 1a . risk factors in this annual report on form 10-k . management 2019s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the information under item 1 . business , item 1a . risk factors and item 8 . financial statements and supplementary data found in this annual report on form 10-k . spin-off downstream business on june 30 , 2011 , the spin-off of marathon 2019s downstream business was completed , creating two independent energy companies : marathon oil and mpc . marathon stockholders at the close of business on the record date of june 27 , 2011 received one share of mpc common stock for every two shares of marathon common stock held . a private letter tax ruling received in june 2011 from the irs affirmed the tax-free nature of the spin-off . activities related to the downstream business have been treated as discontinued operations in 2011 and 2010 ( see item 8 . financial statements and supplementary data 2013 note 3 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information ) . overview 2013 market conditions exploration and production prevailing prices for the various grades of crude oil and natural gas that we produce significantly impact our revenues and cash flows . the following table lists benchmark crude oil and natural gas price annual averages for the past three years. . <table class='wikitable'><tr><td>1</td><td>benchmark</td><td>2012</td><td>2011</td><td>2010</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>wti crude oil ( dollars per bbl )</td><td>$ 94.15</td><td>$ 95.11</td><td>$ 79.61</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>brent ( europe ) crude oil ( dollars per bbl )</td><td>$ 111.65</td><td>$ 111.26</td><td>$ 79.51</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>henry hub natural gas ( dollars per mmbtu ) ( a )</td><td>$ 2.79</td><td>$ 4.04</td><td>$ 4.39</td></tr></table> henry hub natural gas ( dollars per mmbtu ) ( a ) $ 2.79 $ 4.04 $ 4.39 ( a ) settlement date average . liquid hydrocarbon 2013 prices of crude oil have been volatile in recent years , but less so when comparing annual averages for 2012 and 2011 . in 2011 , crude prices increased over 2010 levels , with increases in brent averages outstripping those in wti . the quality , location and composition of our liquid hydrocarbon production mix will cause our u.s . liquid hydrocarbon realizations to differ from the wti benchmark . in 2012 , 2011 and 2010 , the percentage of our u.s . crude oil and condensate production that was sour averaged 37 percent , 58 percent and 68 percent . sour crude contains more sulfur and tends to be heavier than light sweet crude oil so that refining it is more costly and produces lower value products ; therefore , sour crude is considered of lower quality and typically sells at a discount to wti . the percentage of our u.s . crude and condensate production that is sour has been decreasing as onshore production from the eagle ford and bakken shale plays increases and production from the gulf of mexico declines . in recent years , crude oil sold along the u.s . gulf coast has been priced at a premium to wti because the louisiana light sweet benchmark has been tracking brent , while production from inland areas farther from large refineries has been at a discount to wti . ngls were 10 percent , 7 percent and 6 percent of our u.s . liquid hydrocarbon sales in 2012 , 2011 and 2010 . in 2012 , our sales of ngls increased due to our development of u.s . unconventional liquids-rich plays. .
Question: what was the brent crude oil price in 2012?

111.65