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The biggest one-day decline in oil prices in three weeks happened August 8 as crude supplies fell less than expected and demand in China also fell. WTI fell 3.2% from $69.17, the highest since July 30, to $66.91, the lowest since June 21. Brent also fell by 3.2%, to $72.28, the lowest since July 17. [83]
After news of North Korea's successful nuclear test on October 9, 2006, oil prices rose past $60 a barrel, but fell back the next day. On October 19, 2007, U.S. light crude rose to $90.02 per barrel due to a combination of ongoing tensions in eastern Turkey and the reducing strength of the U.S. dollar.
January: Nine OPEC members adjust prices to cut gap between light and heavy crudes from $4 to $2.40 per barrel. Saudi light price cut one dollar to $28 per barrel. March 11–19: Iranian offensive; heavy casualties. May–June: "Battle of the cities" - heavy bombing from both Iran and Iraq.
Escalating tensions abroad could push oil prices to roughly $90 per barrel, according to one analyst. Prices weren't too far from those levels on Monday, as Brent hovered above $86 per barrel ...
Goldman Sachs analysts forecast Brent crude prices to rise to $86 per barrel, almost a 7% increase from current levels. On Monday, West Texas Intermediate ( CL=F) was trading just over $76.50 per ...
U.S. crude futures surpassed $90 per barrel on Thursday for the first time since November 2022. West Texas Intermediate jumped 1.8% to settle at $90.16.Brent crude futures also closed higher, at ...
2016. On January 6, 2016, the price of WTI crude hit another eleven-year low, as it dropped to 32.53 a barrel for the first time since 2009. [85] On January 12, in its seventh losing day, crude oil dropped below $30 for the first time since December 2003, ending the day at $30.44, as gas fell below $1.97. [86]
On August 5, the price had dropped $8.82 in a week to $86.88 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The same pessimistic economic news that caused stock prices to fall also decreased expected energy demand, and experts predicted a gas price drop of 35 cents per gallon from the average of $3.70.