Strait of Hormuz Monitor
Oil Prices — Brent, WTI & Dubai
Live crude benchmarks during the Strait of Hormuz crisis — Brent, WTI and Dubai spot prices plus the war-risk premium in freight — updated continuously from market data.
As of 2026-07-26 03:59 UTC, Brent crude is trading at $96.78 and WTI at $89.31 per barrel. Brent is up about 34% versus its ~$72 pre-crisis baseline in February 2026, before the Strait of Hormuz blockade, and up roughly 9% over the past week. The Brent–WTI spread stands at $7.47, a widening gap that reflects the global, seaborne nature of a Hormuz supply disruption — it hits waterborne Brent harder than US-landlocked WTI. Prices below are live crude, futures and refined-product benchmarks tracked against Strait of Hormuz crisis events.
Current benchmark prices
| Benchmark | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Brent spot | $96.78 | yahoo-finance |
| WTI spot | $89.31 | yahoo-finance |
| Brent futures | $96.78 | yahoo-finance |
| WTI futures | $89.31 | yahoo-finance |
| Gold | $4070.80 | yahoo-finance |
| Natural gas | $2.888 | yahoo-finance |
| Heating oil | $4.0954 | yahoo-finance |
| Gasoline (RBOB) | $3.2516 | yahoo-finance |
- Hormuz crisis premium:
- +34% vs $72 (Feb 2026)
- Brent–WTI spread:
- $7.47
- As of:
Brent & WTI — last 7 days (daily)
| Date | Brent | WTI |
|---|---|---|
| $89.12 | $82.47 | |
| $90.08 | $83.44 | |
| $92.36 | $86.53 | |
| $95.07 | $90.43 | |
| $96.97 | $90.30 | |
| $97.10 | $89.54 | |
| $96.78 | $89.31 |
Explore the full interactive chart with Brent, WTI and Dubai spot & futures (Yahoo Finance and EIA settlement prices), gold and natural-gas safe-haven context, and the war-risk premium below. Data updates continuously during market hours.