By 6:15 a.m. Eastern Time on August 20, 2026, oil had reached $95.40 per barrel, measured using the Brent benchmark. That’s $1.80 more than it cost yesterday morning and $28.19 above its price a year earlier.
| Oil price per barrel | % Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Price of oil yesterday | $93.60 | +1.92% |
| Price of oil 1 month ago | $91.19 | +4.61% |
| Price of oil 1 year ago | $67.21 | +41.94% |
