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WTI Oil Price Per Barrel - Oil Prices Today

Welcome to browse the page of WTI Crude Oil Price which shows the current WTI crude oil price and its fluctuation width, previous close price and open price, etc. It also shows the WTI crude price history charts. WTI Crude Oil Price is a grade of crude oil that served as a benchmark in oil pricing, therefore, it is essential to take attention to the prices of WTI crude oil.

WTI Crude Oil Price Per Barrel

WTI Crude Oil Price

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82.52 US Dollar -0.20 (-0.24%)

Prev. Close: $82.72

Open: $82.85

Day's Range: $82.46 - $82.86

Prices Updated: Mar 19, 2024 at 06:05 NY Time

WTI Oil Price Chart

WTI Oil Price Per Barrel 3 Months History

WTI Oil Prices In US Dollar

WTI Oil US Dollar US Dollar WTI Oil
1 Barrel82.52 USD1 USD0.01212 Barrel
2 Barrel165.04 USD2 USD0.02424 Barrel
5 Barrel412.6 USD5 USD0.06059 Barrel
10 Barrel825.2 USD10 USD0.12118 Barrel
20 Barrel1650.4 USD20 USD0.24237 Barrel
25 Barrel2063 USD25 USD0.30296 Barrel
50 Barrel4126 USD50 USD0.60591 Barrel
100 Barrel8252 USD100 USD1.21183 Barrel
1000 Barrel82520 USD1000 USD12.11827 Barrel

WTI Crude Oil

West Texas Intermediate (WTI), also known as Texas light sweet, represents local fundamentals for crude oil in the U.S. and is sent via pipeline to Cushing, Oklahoma. It is described as light and sweet crude oil because of its relatively low density and low sulfur content. It is a grade of crude oil used as a benchmark in oil pricing and an underlying commodity of New York Mercantile Exchange's oil futures contracts. WTI is a light crude oil with API gravity of around 39.6 and specific gravity of about 0.827. It also is a sweet crude oil that contains approximately 0.24% of sulfur. WTI crude oil is lighter and sweeter than Brent blend. It is suitable for refining gasoline and other high-demand products. Due to its high-quality fuel and production within the country, WTI is refined mostly in the Midwest and Gulf Coast regions in the United States.

WTI Crude Futures

WTI crude futures and options are the world's most actively traded energy product. It began futures trading on the NYMEX in 1983 with the symbol CL. WTI crude futures are also traded on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) with the symbol T and priced in dollars and cents per barrel. One contract equals 1,000 barrels (159 m3). Each tick lost or gained equals $10.

What Factors Determine Oil Prices?

Crude oil as a commodity, its futures are the world's most actively traded commodity. There are large numbers of factors influencing the crude oil prices and the prices of WTI crude oil futures, such as global macroeconomic conditions, political, war, market speculation, production costs, supply and demand, the value of the U.S. Dollar, and so on. Such as the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, the average monthly price of oil rose from $17 per barrel in July to $36 per barrel in October.

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