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Crude Oil (Brent)

Brent is the global crude benchmark and often the fastest read on geopolitical risk in oil pricing.

International trade flows, seaborne supply, and geopolitical disruptions usually show up here before they filter into downstream earnings.

Benchmark
Brent crude in USD per barrel.
Use Cases
3
Tracked In
6 industries

Quick Read

Daily market pricing.
Data source: Alpha Vantage
shipping disruptions
Middle East supply risk
global inventory trends
refining margins

Price History

How Crude Oil (Brent) has been moving

Use the chart to frame cycle strength, input-cost pressure, and how the signal may feed into sector margins.

Crude Oil (Brent)

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Why this commodity matters

Brent matters because it is closer to the global waterborne oil market. When freight routes, sanctions, or international balances change, Brent is often the benchmark that reflects it first.

What this raw material is useful for

Integrated oil majors
Global refining and shipping exposure
Reading international energy-price pressure

Sectors that care the most

Latest
69.56 dollars per barrel
Latest Change
+1.3%
1Y Change
-3.3%
5Y Change
-8.2%
All-Time High
143.95 dollars per barrel
All-Time Low
9.1 dollars per barrel

Demand Drivers

Global refining demand
Asia and Europe import appetite
Jet fuel and middle-distillate demand
Macro growth expectations outside North America

Supply Drivers

Middle East disruption risk
OPEC+ export volumes
North Sea and Atlantic Basin flows
Shipping economics and sanctions leakage

Benchmark & Coverage

Benchmark: Brent crude in USD per barrel.

Series cadence: Daily market pricing.

Stored points: 9927 observations

Date span: 1987-05-20 to 2026-07-06

Watchpoint 1
shipping disruptions
Watchpoint 2
Middle East supply risk
Watchpoint 3
global inventory trends
Watchpoint 4
refining margins

Industry Connections

Where this material actually shows up

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Oil & Gas E&P

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Oil & Gas Integrated

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Oil & Gas Midstream

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Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing