Brent crude
Sets diesel and freight costs, so it shows up in the landed price of an imported battery and in every diesel-versus-storage comparison.
Last close: 2026-09-11
Traded commodity
107.48
USD / barrel
- 1 day
- +6.20%
- 1 month
- +20.89%
- 1 year
- +59.25%
52-week range 58.92 – 118.35 · last close 2026-09-11
Our analysis of brent crude
Written by Wingzman, with the reporting each piece draws on cited in full.
Background reading
Evergreen explanation rather than dated reporting — how this input is used, and what decides what it costs you.
Elsewhere in the press
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- Global oil prices hit $101 per barrel as Middle East conflict roils markets
CNN Business · 9 September 2026
- Brent crude tops $100 as U.S.-Iran tit-for-tat strikes stoke oil supply worries
CNBC · 9 September 2026
- Oil surges as US strikes Iran, reversing return to pre-war prices
Al Jazeera · 8 July 2026
Headlines reviewed 2026-09-11.