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Oil traders, Houston, 2009 Nominal price of oil from 1861 to 2020 from Our World in Data. The price of oil, or the oil price, generally refers to the spot price of a barrel (159 litres) of benchmark crude oil—a reference price for buyers and sellers of crude oil such as West Texas Intermediate (WTI), Brent Crude, Dubai Crude, OPEC Reference Basket, Tapis crude, Bonny Light, Urals oil ...
The leading crude oil-producing areas in the United States in 2023 were Texas, followed by the offshore federal zone of the Gulf of Mexico, North Dakota and New Mexico. [2] The United States became the largest producer of crude oil of any nation in history in 2023. [3] Natural gas production reached record highs. [4]
A lower oil rig count and the Russian cap also contributed, though U.S. crude inventories were the highest since June 2021. [2] For the week ending February 3, oil fell nearly 8 percent, with Brent at one point reaching $79.72, lowest since January 11, and WTI reaching $73.13, lowest since January 5.
The chart below shows the types of products and relative quantities that made up the bulk of our petroleum imports last year, not including crude oil. Source: EIA 2.
U.S. crude and fuel inventories rose and oil prices fell, still finishing higher for the 5th week. [78] In the last full week of January, WTI reached $88.84, the highest in seven years, before settling at $86.82. Brent reached $91.70, highest since October 2014, before falling to $90.03. Both had the most up weeks since October. [79]
Oil prices hit new year-to-date highs on Tuesday with West Texas Intermediate closing just below $89 per barrel. Brent crude futures ( BZ=F ) sat above $92 per barrel — the highest levels in oil ...
Different estimates may or may not include oil shale, mined oil sands or natural gas liquids. Because proven reserves include oil recoverable under current economic conditions, nations may see large increases in proven reserves when known, but previously uneconomic deposits become economic to develop.