WTI Crude Price

WTI Crude

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WTI Crude Prices
WTI Crude price on August 25, 2020 stood at 43.17 Dollar per Barrel. This represents an increase in the price of WTI Crude by 0.73 Dollar per Barrel from it's last day price of US$42.44/barrel on Aug 24, 2020.
In the 52 week period, the price of WTI Crude touched a high of 63.27 Dollar per Barrel on Jan 06, 2020 and recorded a low of -36.98 Dollar per Barrel on Apr 20, 2020.
WTI Crude Price Comparision
Price |
Week ago |
Month ago |
1 Year ago |
5 Years ago |
10 Years ago |
43.17 25 Aug 2020 |
42.89 18 Aug 2020 |
41.23 24 Jul 2020 |
54.08 23 Aug 2019 |
39.15 25 Aug 2015 |
72.07 25 Aug 2010 |
Dollar per Barrel |
WTI Crude Daily Price Trend
WTI Crude | |||
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DATE | PRICE | CHANGE | % CHANGE |
Aug 25, 2020 | 43.17 | +0.73 | 1.72% |
Aug 24, 2020 | 42.44 | +0.12 | 0.28% |
Aug 21, 2020 | 42.32 | -0.30 | 0.70% |
Aug 20, 2020 | 42.62 | -0.29 | 0.68% |
Aug 19, 2020 | 42.91 | +0.02 | 0.05% |
Aug 18, 2020 | 42.89 | 0.00 | 0.00% |
Aug 17, 2020 | 42.89 | +0.84 | 2.00% |
(Dollar per Barrel) | Source: EIA |
WTI Crude Monthly Average Price Trend
WTI Crude Yearly Average Price Trend
WTI Crude Oil
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is the primarily benchmark for crude oil trade in the U.S, i.e., crude oil sales into the US are usually priced in relation to WTI. WTI is a light crude oil, with an API gravity of around 39.6 and specific gravity of about 0.827, which is lighter than Brent crude. It contains about 0.24% sulfur thus is rated as a sweet crude oil (having less than 0.5% sulfur), sweeter than Brent which has 0.37% sulfur.
As per EIA, West Texas Intermediate (WTI - Cushing) is a crude stream produced in Texas and southern Oklahoma which serves as a reference or "marker" for pricing a number of other crude streams and which is traded in the domestic spot market at Cushing, Oklahoma.
It is the underlying commodity of New York Mercantile Exchange's oil futures contracts. In March 1983, the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) started trading of crude oil futures in domestic light sweet crude at Cushing Oklahoma. It was decided that the New York Mercantile's delivery point would be Cushing, Oklahoma, near Tulsa, where all major transcontinental oil pipelines converge.
Volatility in WTI Crude Prices
Last 30 Days | Last 6 Mths | Last 1 Year | |
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Min | 39.85 | -36.98 | -36.98 |
Max | 43.17 | 47.27 | 63.27 |
Average | 41.86 | 32.58 | 44.59 |
Volatility | 2.13% | 35.91% | 32.59% |
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