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April 24, 2026 Today in Energy ›

Brent crude oil spot prices surge past futures price in April ›

The Dated Brent spot price increased to a premium of more than $25 per barrel (b) compared with the front-month Brent futures contract in early April. Brent crude oil price benchmarks are widely used by commodities traders, financial market participants, economists, and others to assess changes in global petroleum prices more broadly. More

dated brent spot price minus first-month Brent futures price

Data source: Intercontinental Exchange, Thomson Reuters


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