By 9:20 a.m. Eastern Time on October 1, 2026, oil had reached $103.86 per barrel, measured using the Brent benchmark. That’s $1.30 more than it cost yesterday morning and about $37.90 above its price a year earlier.
| Oil price per barrel | % Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Price of oil yesterday | $102.56 | +1.27% |
| Price of oil 1 month ago | $97.38 | +6.65% |
| Price of oil 1 year ago | $65.96 | +57.46% |
