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  1. Interactive charts of West Texas Intermediate (WTI or NYMEX) crude oil prices per barrel back to 1946. The price of oil shown is adjusted for inflation using the headline CPI and is shown by default on a logarithmic scale. The current month is updated on an hourly basis with today's latest value.

  2. Apr 19, 2021 · It’s been a year since U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude futures made history by trading and settling in negative territory, and while prices have recovered to trade above pre-COVID...

    • mpicache@marketwatch.com
    • 50 Years of Ups and Downs
    • A Pefect Storm in 2022
    • What Could Ease This Shock?

    Global oil production began in the mid-1800s and grew rapidly in the first half of the 20th century. For much of that time, oil majors – companies like Chevron, Amoco and Mobil that were created after the Supreme Court ordered the breakup of Standard Oil in 1911– operated effectively as a cartel, maintaining production at levels that kept oil abund...

    Today, multiple factors are raising oil prices. There are three key elements: 1. Oil demand has grown more rapidly than expected in recent months as countries emerged from pandemic lockdowns. 2. OPEC+, a loose partnership between OPEC and Russia, has not raised production at a commensurate level, and neither have U.S. shale oil companies. 3. Countr...

    As I see it, the key players that can help curtail this price shock are OPEC – mainly, Saudi Arabia – and the U.S. For these entities, holding back oil supply is a choice. However, there’s no evidence yet that they are likely to change their positions. Restoring the Iran nuclear deal and lifting sanctions on Iranian oil would add oil to the market,...

    • Scott L. Montgomery
  3. Mar 4, 2024 · Fifty-two weeks ago, on March 6, 2023, the DOE/EIA price was $4.282 cents a gallon, 26 cents more than Monday’s price. But Monday also was the time for another comparison: the price of crude now versus a year ago.

  4. Apr 21, 2021 · On April 20, 2020, U.S. crude oil futures turned negative for the first time in history. Analysts have said the development was driven in part by the sudden drop in demand for the commodity...

  5. Apr 22, 2020 · April 22, 2020. A main benchmark for the price of oil fell negative for the first time ever this week. The decline — more than 300 percent in daily trading — raised fresh questions about the damage...

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  7. Jun 8, 2022 · Analysis. Why high oil prices aren't creating an economic boom in Canada. Typically that discount is about $10-$15 US a barrel, but recent events have pushed the gap to beyond $20. That's the...