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 2026-09-09 14:56 UTC, Brent crude is trading at $101.11 and WTI at $96.13 per barrel. Brent is up about 40% versus its ~$72 pre-crisis baseline in February 2026, before the Strait of Hormuz blockade, and up roughly 6% over the past week. The Brent–WTI spread stands at $4.98, 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 | $101.11 | yahoo-finance |
| WTI spot | $96.13 | yahoo-finance |
| Brent futures | $101.11 | yahoo-finance |
| WTI futures | $96.13 | yahoo-finance |
| Gold | $4463.50 | yahoo-finance |
| Natural gas | $2.888 | yahoo-finance |
| Heating oil | $4.7855 | yahoo-finance |
| Gasoline (RBOB) | $3.0496 | yahoo-finance |
- Hormuz crisis premium:
- +40% vs $72 (Feb 2026)
- Brent–WTI spread:
- $4.98
- As of:
Brent & WTI — last 7 days (daily)
| Date | Brent | WTI |
|---|---|---|
| $95.24 | $90.57 | |
| $95.74 | $91.41 | |
| $95.50 | $91.09 | |
| $96.19 | $91.43 | |
| $96.28 | $91.48 | |
| $98.38 | $93.53 | |
| $99.90 | $94.74 |
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.