As of 9 a.m. Eastern Time on June 30, oil is trading at $75.02 per barrel, based on the Brent benchmark we’ll explain in a bit. That’s $1.02 above the previous morning’s level and about $7.24 higher than where it stood a year ago.
| Oil price per barrel | % Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Price of oil yesterday | $74 | +1.37% |
| Price of oil 1 month ago | $95.04 | -21.06% |
| Price of oil 1 year ago | $67.78 | +10.68% |