At 8:40 a.m. Eastern Time on April 8, 2026, the price of oil sits at $93.76 per barrel, using Brent as the benchmark (we’ll explain what that means shortly). That’s a decrease of $19.64 since yesterday morning and roughly $TK more than at this time last year.
| oil price per barrel | % Change | |
| Price of oil yesterday | $113.40 | -17.32% |
| Price of oil 1 month ago | $107.48 | -12.77% |
| Price of oil 1 year ago | $66 | +42.06% |
