Energy & commoditiesI Geo-Economics
Brent crude oil
North Sea Brent crude spot price; the benchmark for global oil prices.
130.80
USD/bbl · daily · 15 Sept
- 1D
- +7.9%
- 30D
- +42.1%
- 1Y
- —
Last 12 months · markers link to event pages
- 109/09 · US and Iran strike tankers in the largest wave of attacks on shipping since the war began
- 211/09 · Drones launched from Iraq strike Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline, which has been shut down
- 314/09 · Ship-tracking data at Hormuz contradict the US Energy Secretary's claim of 10 million barrels a day in flows
Why it matters
The asset where geopolitical risk is priced fastest; insurance and freight premia show up here first.
Threshold · > 120.00
USD 120 is the zone where current-account pressure hardens for importing economies and the strategic reserve debate begins.
Threshold breached · warning zone > 105.00
| Date | Value | vs previous observation |
|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2026 | 130.80 | +9.55 |
| 14 September 2026 | 121.25 | +3.19 |
| 11 September 2026 | 118.06 | −2.92 |
| 10 September 2026 | 120.98 | +11.47 |
| 9 September 2026 | 109.51 | +3.39 |
| 8 September 2026 | 106.12 | +1.65 |
| 7 September 2026 | 104.47 | +2.23 |
| 4 September 2026 | 102.24 | +1.72 |
| 3 September 2026 | 100.52 | +2.93 |
| 2 September 2026 | 97.59 | +1.57 |
| 1 September 2026 | 96.02 | +6.27 |
| 28 August 2026 | 89.75 | −0.43 |
| 27 August 2026 | 90.18 | +2.41 |
| 26 August 2026 | 87.77 | −0.47 |
| 25 August 2026 | 88.24 | −4.47 |
| 24 August 2026 | 92.71 | −4.21 |
| 21 August 2026 | 96.92 | +2.92 |
| 20 August 2026 | 94.00 | +1.63 |
| 19 August 2026 | 92.37 | −2.92 |
| 18 August 2026 | 95.29 | +2.86 |
| 17 August 2026 | 92.43 | +0.41 |
| 14 August 2026 | 92.02 | −0.01 |
| 13 August 2026 | 92.03 | −0.49 |
| 12 August 2026 | 92.52 | −0.74 |
| 11 August 2026 | 93.26 | +0.52 |
| 10 August 2026 | 92.74 | +5.12 |
| 7 August 2026 | 87.62 | −2.03 |
| 6 August 2026 | 89.65 | +3.00 |
| 5 August 2026 | 86.65 | +0.18 |
| 4 August 2026 | 86.47 | — |