At 8 a.m. Eastern Time on September 2, 2026, the price of oil sits at $96.11 per barrel, using Brent as the benchmark (we’ll explain what that means shortly). That’s an increase of $2 since yesterday morning and roughly $26.50 more than at this time last year.
| oil price per barrel | % Change | |
| Price of oil yesterday | $94.11 | +2.12% |
| Price of oil 1 month ago | $94.93 | +1.24% |
| Price of oil 1 year ago | $69.60 | +38.08% |