At 7 a.m. Eastern Time on September 9, 2026, the price of oil sits at $102.05 per barrel, using Brent as the benchmark (we’ll explain what that means shortly). That’s an increase of $2.20 since yesterday morning and roughly $35 more than at this time last year.
| oil price per barrel | % Change | |
| Price of oil yesterday | $99.85 | +2.20% |
| Price of oil 1 month ago | $85.46 | +19.41% |
| Price of oil 1 year ago | $66.88 | +52.58% |
