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January 2, 2024

Brent crude oil prices averaged $19 per barrel less in 2023 than 2022


January 11, 2023

Crude oil prices forecast to decline beginning in the second half of 2023


January 4, 2023

Crude oil prices increased in first-half 2022 and declined in second-half 2022


December 19, 2022

Crude oil prices rise above $100 per barrel after Russia’s further invasion into Ukraine


May 17, 2022

Stronger U.S. dollar contributes to higher crude oil prices in international markets


March 4, 2022

Crude oil prices rise above $100 per barrel after Russia’s further invasion into Ukraine


January 4, 2022

Crude oil prices increased in 2021 as global crude oil demand outpaced supply


December 10, 2021

The Brent crude oil price decline on November 26 was among the largest in years


December 3, 2021

More OPEC production and higher global natural gas prices widen crude oil price spreads


August 2, 2021

OPEC+ agrees to crude oil production increases, but Brent crude oil prices remain high


July 15, 2021

Brent crude oil price forecast to average $72 per barrel in the second half of 2021


August 14, 2020

Currency appreciation makes crude oil less expensive for some oil importers


May 23, 2019

California gasoline prices increase following refinery outages and declining inventories


June 15, 2018

EIA expects Brent crude prices will average $71 per barrel in 2018, $68 per barrel in 2019


May 10, 2018

EIA raises crude oil, gasoline price forecasts for 2018


January 3, 2018

Crude oil prices increased in 2017, and Brent-WTI spread widened


November 15, 2017

Transportation constraints and export costs widen the Brent-WTI crude oil price spread


November 1, 2017

Widening Brent-WTI price spread unlikely to change East Coast crude oil supply


July 13, 2017

Brent and WTI crude oil prices expected to average about $50 per barrel through 2018


May 26, 2017

Gasoline prices ahead of Memorial Day are higher than 2016, but second lowest since 2009


March 10, 2017

Another type of crude oil to be included in calculation of the Brent price benchmark


May 27, 2016

U.S. retail gasoline prices lowest since 2009 ahead of Memorial Day weekend


March 11, 2016

Crude oil shipments by rail from Midwest to coastal regions decline


January 26, 2016

Changing contract expiration dates will affect crude oil futures comparisons


January 6, 2016

Crude oil prices started 2015 relatively low, ended the year lower


July 23, 2015

Average diesel retail price below gasoline price for first time in six years


May 22, 2015

U.S. retail gasoline prices lowest since 2009 heading into Memorial Day weekend


March 25, 2015

Upstream capital expenditure declined 12% year-over-year in fourth-quarter 2014


February 3, 2015

Increase in average gasoline prices ends 17-week streak of declining prices


January 14, 2015

Market expectations of oil price uncertainty have increased in recent months


January 6, 2015

Crude oil prices down sharply in fourth quarter of 2014


January 5, 2015

Energy had larger price declines than most nonenergy commodities in 2014


November 26, 2014

U.S. gasoline prices this Thanksgiving are the lowest since 2009


November 3, 2014

U.S. gasoline prices move with Brent rather than WTI crude oil


October 28, 2014

Benchmarks play an important role in pricing crude oil


October 8, 2014

Lower demand, higher supply drive oil prices to lowest level since 2012


August 27, 2014

U.S. liquid fuels production growth more than offsets unplanned supply disruptions


August 21, 2014

Average Brent crude oil prices trade within $5 per barrel range for 13 months in a row


June 5, 2014

Lower crude feedstock costs contribute to North American refinery profitability


March 4, 2014

Brent crude oil trading range in 2013 was narrowest since 2006


January 9, 2014

U.S. crude oil production growth contributes to global oil price stability in 2013


August 29, 2013

Summer maintenance affects North Sea crude oil production and prices


August 5, 2013

Spread narrows between Brent and WTI crude oil benchmark prices


July 10, 2013

Rail delivery of U.S. oil and petroleum products continues to increase, but pace slows


June 28, 2013

Price difference between Brent and WTI crude oil narrowing


February 7, 2013

EIA begins posting daily energy prices on Today in Energy webpage


January 10, 2013

2012 Brief: Average 2012 crude oil prices remain near 2011 levels


January 7, 2013

2012 Brief: Coal and mid-continent crude oil prices declined during 2012


September 28, 2012

Increases in oil prices affect broader measures of inflation


August 21, 2012

Crude oil prices peaked early in 2012


June 26, 2012

Drop in U.S. gasoline prices reflects decline in crude oil costs


April 13, 2012

Price ratio of crude oil to natural gas continues to increase


April 5, 2012

Spot crude prices near 12-month high; natural gas and power prices near 12-month low


March 28, 2012

On a euro basis, Brent crude oil spot price surpasses prior record high


March 20, 2012

Refinery utilization rates react to economics in 2011


March 1, 2012

Review of developments in crude oil and product markets over the past two months


January 12, 2012

2011 Brief: Brent crude oil averages over $100 per barrel in 2011


January 9, 2012

2011 Brief: Energy commodity price trends varied widely during 2011


December 5, 2011

Spread between WTI and Brent prices narrows on signs of easing transportation constraints


October 27, 2011

Recent gasoline and diesel prices track Brent and LLS, not WTI


February 28, 2011

WTI-Brent crude oil price spread has reached unseen levels