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Price summary (historical and forecast)
	2024	2025	2026	2027
WTI Crude Oil^a dollars per barrel	76.60	65.40	87.41	72.43
Brent Crude Oil dollars per barrel	80.56	69.04	96.00	76.09
Gasoline^b dollars per gallon	3.31	3.10	3.70	3.46
Diesel^c dollars per gallon	3.76	3.66	4.80	4.11
Heating Oil^d dollars per gallon	3.60	3.62	4.80	3.96
Natural Gas^d dollars per thousand cubic feet	14.46	15.29	15.01	14.02
Electricity^d cents per kilowatthour	16.48	17.30	18.18	18.61
^aWest Texas Intermediate. ^bAverage regular pump price. Note: Italics indicate forecast. Data source: Short-Term Energy Outlook	^cOn-highway retail. ^dU.S. Residential average.

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Updated Data Series
04/07/2026Monthly short-term forecasts to 2027
04/15/2025Annual projections to 2050
10/11/2023International projections to 2050

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Released April 07, 2026 | tags: CO2 OECD OPEC STEO WTI alternative fuels +coal consumption/demand crude oil distillate fuel electric generation electricity emissions environment exports/imports forecasts/projections gasoline heating oil hydroelectric inventories/stocks liquid fuels monthly most popular natural gas non-OPEC nuclear oil/petroleum petroleum products prices production/supply renewables spot prices total energy
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EIA forecasts lower oil prices in 2026 and 2027 due to persistent stock builds
Released February 11, 2026 | tags: STEO crude oil forecasts/projections inventories/stocks liquid fuels oil/petroleum +prices
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