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 2026-09-11 15:14 UTC, Brent crude is trading at $104.95 and WTI at $99.63 per barrel. Brent is up about 46% versus its ~$72 pre-crisis baseline in February 2026, before the Strait of Hormuz blockade, and up roughly 10% over the past week. The Brent–WTI spread stands at $5.32, 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 | $104.95 | yahoo-finance |
| WTI spot | $99.63 | yahoo-finance |
| Brent futures | $104.95 | yahoo-finance |
| WTI futures | $99.63 | yahoo-finance |
| Gold | $4410.70 | yahoo-finance |
| Natural gas | $2.819 | yahoo-finance |
| Heating oil | $4.8077 | yahoo-finance |
| Gasoline (RBOB) | $3.1559 | yahoo-finance |
- Hormuz crisis premium:
- +46% vs $72 (Feb 2026)
- Brent–WTI spread:
- $5.32
- As of:
Brent & WTI — last 7 days (daily)
| Date | Brent | WTI |
|---|---|---|
| $95.50 | $91.09 | |
| $96.19 | $91.43 | |
| $96.28 | $91.48 | |
| $98.38 | $93.53 | |
| $100.49 | $95.41 | |
| $104.23 | $99.18 | |
| $105.95 | $101.00 |
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.