At 7 a.m. Eastern Time on September 16, 2026, the price of oil sits at $108.34 per barrel, using Brent as the benchmark (we’ll explain what that means shortly). That’s an increase of $1.77 since yesterday morning and roughly $40 more than at this time last year.
| oil price per barrel | % Change | |
| Price of oil yesterday | $106.57 | +1.63% |
| Price of oil 1 month ago | $90.94 | +19.13% |
| Price of oil 1 year ago | $68.72 | +57.65% |