barrel
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Front-month WTI crude oil futures are down 5.3% at $91.50 per barrel, while front-month Brent crude oil futures are up 1.8% at $97.90 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
In early European trading, Brent crude was up 2% to $95.24 a barrel, while WTI futures rose 2.1% to $91.77 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
—In early morning European trade, Brent crude fell 4.7% to $95.52 a barrel, while WTI futures were down 4.9% to $91.86 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
The price of North Sea Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate slipped close to five percent to $99.41 and $92.49 a barrel respectively.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
We were out of breath by the rain barrel, but that was no place to pause.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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