Current price of oil as of July 27, 2026
Eastern Time today, oil sold for $90.43 per barrel (using Brent as the benchmark, which we’ll get into momentarily). That’s $2.22 lower than yesterday morning and approximately a $21.92 rise over the past year. It’s impossible to predict the future of oil prices.
- ▪Eastern Time today, oil sold for $90.43 per barrel (using Brent as the benchmark, which we’ll get into momentarily).
- ▪That’s $2.22 lower than yesterday morning and approximately a $21.92 rise over the past year.
- ▪It’s impossible to predict the future of oil prices.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report, July 2026 — Seeking Alpha
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| Original publisher | Fortune |
| Canonical URL | https://fortune.com/article/price-of-oil-07-27-2026/ |
| Publication time | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:35:25 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-27T11:06:16.274Z |
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As of 6:35 a.m. Eastern Time today, oil sold for $90.43 per barrel (using Brent as the benchmark, which we’ll get into momentarily). That’s $2.22 lower than yesterday morning and approximately a $21.92 rise over the past year. Oil price per barrel% ChangePrice of oil yesterday$92.65-2.39%Price of oil 1 month ago$74.39+21.56%Price of oil 1 year ago$68.51+31.99%Price of oil yesterdayOil price per barrel$92.65% Change-2.39%Price of oil 1 month agoOil price per barrel$74.39% Change+21.56%Price of oil 1 year agoOil price per barrel$68.51% Change+31.99% Will oil prices go up? It’s impossible to predict the future of oil prices. Several factors determine the movement of oil, but it ultimately boils down to supply and demand. Again, when threats of economic downturn, war, etc.
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