barrel

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Front-month Brent crude futures were up 3.1% at $97.61 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 3.6% to $97.85 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

As fallout from the Iran war rocketed global oil prices above $100 a barrel in recent weeks, jet fuel has risen even higher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Goldman Sachs analyst Daan Struyven, meanwhile, warned that Brent crude prices could average more than $100 a barrel for the whole of the year in a note published Thursday if the Strait remains disrupted.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Brent crude fell 13% to $94.75 a barrel.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

I hurry to the closest barrel and pry open the top.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera