Crude oil prices: daily benchmarks and historical trends

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Daily tracking of crude oil prices. An oil pumpjack in the US.

Global crude oil prices are a key indicator of economic conditions, energy markets and geopolitical stability. This page tracks daily movements in the world’s leading oil benchmarks, providing a growing dataset to monitor short-term volatility and longer-term trends.

Historical data

DateBrent CrudeDaily changeWTI CrudeDaily Change
15 May$109↑ 3%$106↑ 4%
14 May$107 ↑ 1%$102β†’
13 May$106β†’$102↑ 1%
12 May$106↑ 1%$101↑ 2%
11 May$105↑ 4%$99↑ 4%
08 May$101↑ 1%$95β†’
07 May$100↓ 1%$95
↓ 1%
06 May$101↓ 8%$96↓ 7%
05 May$110↓ 4%$103↓ 2%
04 May$114↑ 4%$105↑ 3%
01 May$109↓ 1%$102↓ 1%
30 April$110↓ 7%$106↓ 2%
29 April$118 ↑ 6%$108 ↑ 7%
28 April$111↑ 3%$100↑ 3%
27 April$108↑ 3%$97↑ 3%
24 April$105β†’ $94↓ 3%
23 April$105↑ 3%$97↑ 5%
22 April$102↑ 3%$92↑ 2%
21 April$99
↑ 4%
$90↑ 4%
20 April$95↑ 6%$86↑ 2%
17 April$89↓ 9%$84↓ 11%
16 April$98↑ 3%$94↑ 3%
15 April$95β†’ $91β†’
14 April$95↓ 7%$91↓ 11%
13 April$102↑ 7%$102↑ 5%
10 April$95↓ 1%$97↓ 1%
09 April$96↑ 1%$98↑ 4%
08 April$95↓ 3%$94 ↓ 2%
07 April$106 ↓ 3%$111↓ 2%
06 April$109 β†’$113 ↑ 1%
02 April$109 ↑ 7%$112↑ 12%
01 April$101↓ 14%$99↓ 3%
31 March$118↑ 4%$102↓ 3%
30 March$113↓ 1%$101↑ 4%
27 March$114↓ 5%$101↓ 6%
26 March$108↑ 5%$95↑ 4%
25 March$103↓ 2%$91↓ 2%
24 March$105↑ 3%$93↑ 3%
23 March$102 ↓ 8%$90↓ 11%
21 March$112$98

Source: Oilprice.com

Crude oil prices remain a central barometer of global economic and geopolitical stability. Recent movements reflect ongoing uncertainty around supply routes, production decisions and geopolitical tensions.

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