What is the price of a barrel of oil today?

Oil prices today

What is moving oil

Background (as of 2026-10-17): Oil has been driven by the U.S.-Iran conflict and Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the route for about a fifth of the world's oil, and by strikes traded between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthis, including on Saudi Aramco facilities and Red Sea shipping.

Brent traded $24.64 above WTI; a wide gap usually means seaborne supply (what passes through Hormuz and the Red Sea) is the tight part.

How oil stocks are reacting: producers and refiners

Over the past month MPC led this group at +13.3%, while DVN lagged at +4.1%.

Insiders bought shares on the open market in the last 90 days at DVN.

Data: official daily and weekly series for prices, yields and rates, refreshed every day; stock moves from daily closes; insider trades from SEC Form 4. Live pages: XOM, CVX, COP, OXY, EOG, DVN, VLO, MPC, PSX.

What would change the picture

• WTI crude moving above its 52-week high of $114.58 or back toward the low of $55.44; it is $101.91 now.
• Shipping news from the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea: Brent reacts first. The Brent-WTI gap is $24.64; a narrowing gap would mean the shipping risk premium is easing.
• Weekly U.S. crude inventories (Wednesdays): bigger-than-usual draws point to tighter supply.
• The next Fed decision on 2026-10-28. Market odds: 85% hold, 1% cut, 14% hike.

These are the numbers and events to watch, not a forecast.

WTI crude today vs past years

Today's $101.91 is higher than 92% of all readings since 2001.

WTI crude: the last 10 years

The highest reading since 2001 was $145.31 on 2008-07-03. The current year is partial.

Questions people also ask

What was the highest WTI crude in the past year?

WTI crude ranged from $55.44 to $114.58 over the past 12 months. The latest reading is $101.91 (2026-10-14).

How much has WTI crude changed in a year?

WTI crude is +71.2% from a year ago, +26.2% over three months and -0.5% over the past month.

What is the difference between WTI and Brent?

WTI is the U.S. benchmark and Brent the international one. Today Brent is $126.55 and WTI $101.91, a gap of $24.64. Brent carries more of the risk premium from Middle East shipping because it prices seaborne oil.

How do oil prices affect gas prices?

Crude is the biggest part of the pump price. With WTI at $101.91 (+26.2% in three months), regular gasoline averages $4.33 and diesel $6.18 a gallon; retail prices usually follow crude with a lag of a few weeks.

Which related stocks did best this month?

Of the 9 companies tracked on this page, MPC did best over a month (+13.3%) and DVN worst (+4.1%). Insiders bought shares on the open market at DVN in the last 90 days.

Dates to watch

Key terms on this page

Open-market trade

A purchase or sale on the exchange at the market price, paid with the insider's own money (code P or S on Form 4), as opposed to option exercises, grants or gifts.

52-week high / low

The highest and lowest daily closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days).

WTI

West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark crude oil, priced at Cushing, Oklahoma.

Brent

The international benchmark crude from the North Sea. It reflects seaborne oil, so it reacts more to shipping risk in the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea.

Barrel

42 U.S. gallons. Refining one barrel yields roughly 19-20 gallons of gasoline and 11-12 of diesel.

Federal funds rate

The overnight rate banks charge each other, which the Fed sets as a target range at its eight yearly meetings.

Diesel

The fuel for trucks, trains, farm equipment and ships. It moves almost every product to stores, so its price feeds into food and goods prices.

Where these numbers come from

• WTI crude (daily spot, $/barrel): official public data series, latest reading 2026-10-14.
• Brent crude (daily spot, $/barrel): official public data series, latest reading 2026-10-14.
• U.S. regular gasoline (weekly national average retail, $/gallon): official public data series, latest reading 2026-10-12.
• U.S. diesel (weekly national average retail, $/gallon): official public data series, latest reading 2026-10-12.
• Changes compare the latest reading with the closest reading 7, 30, 91 and 365 days earlier; the 52-week range uses every reading in the past year.
• Related stocks: daily closing prices and open-market insider trades from SEC Form 4 (last 90 days).

Every number on this page is computed from the data when the page is refreshed (usually daily); nothing is typed in by hand. This is information, not investment advice.