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Ships move on the desk lanes. Offshore rigs mark the basins. Brent and WTI are the published spot prints, in dollars per barrel.
As of · delayed EIA spot · Information only, not investment advice.
Last updated · Source: EIA · daily spot history
As of 2026-10-20: Brent $115.22, WTI $107.89
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Brent and WTI as of . EIA daily spot, trade date 2026-10-20, published with a lag of several days. Last updated 2026-10-20 · Source: EIA. Other marks as of are desk placeholders, not exchange prints.
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Brent Crude
Last updated · Source: EIA
EIA daily spot, trade date 20 Oct 2026, published with a lag of several days.
WTI Crude
Last updated · Source: EIA
EIA daily spot, trade date 20 Oct 2026, published with a lag of several days.
Henry Hub Gas
Last updated · Source: EIA
EIA daily spot, trade date 20 Oct 2026, published with a lag of several days.
LNG Asia Marker (JKM proxy)
Last updated · Source: placeholder
US Dollar Index
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Geopolitical Risk
riskElevated
Middle East tensions, Russia sanctions enforcement and shipping-lane security remain the principal supply-side risk premia in crude pricing.
OPEC Alert
riskWatch — next ministerial meeting
Market positioning ahead of the next OPEC+ meeting is the key near-term event risk for crude prices.
From the latest prints
Brent last printed at $115.22 per barrel on 20 Oct 2026 and WTI at $107.89 per barrel on 20 Oct 2026. These are EIA daily spot prices, series RBRTE and RWTC.
On those prints the Brent–WTI difference is $7.33 per barrel (Brent above WTI). Brent is -3.03% from the previous EIA daily print and WTI is -1.93%.
Henry Hub natural gas last printed at $3.10 per MMBtu on 20 Oct 2026 (EIA series RNGWHHD).
EIA publishes these daily spots with a lag of several days after the trade date. Dubai, UK NBP and Dutch TTF are not shown.
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