Brent Crude Oil Prices, Daily (1987–2026)

Daily Brent crude oil spot prices from May 1987 to March 2026, covering nearly 10,000 trading days of global energy market history.
# Date
Price
1 1987-05-20 18.63
2 1987-05-21 18.45
3 1987-05-22 18.55
4 1987-05-25 18.6
5 1987-05-26 18.63
6 1987-05-27 18.6
7 1987-05-28 18.6
8 1987-05-29 18.58
9 1987-06-01 18.65
10 1987-06-02 18.68
11 1987-06-03 18.75
12 1987-06-04 18.78
13 1987-06-05 18.65
14 1987-06-08 18.75
15 1987-06-09 18.78
16 1987-06-10 18.78
17 1987-06-11 18.68
18 1987-06-12 18.78
19 1987-06-16 18.9
20 1987-06-17 19.03
21 1987-06-18 19.05
22 1987-06-19 19.05
23 1987-06-22 19.1
24 1987-06-23 18.9
25 1987-06-24 18.75
26 1987-06-25 18.7
27 1987-06-26 19.08
28 1987-06-29 19.15
29 1987-06-30 19.08
30 1987-07-01 18.98
31 1987-07-02 19.25
32 1987-07-03 19.33
33 1987-07-06 19.48
34 1987-07-07 19.5
35 1987-07-08 19.48
36 1987-07-09 19.68
37 1987-07-10 19.73
38 1987-07-13 19.83
39 1987-07-14 19.88
40 1987-07-15 20.28
41 1987-07-16 20.4
42 1987-07-17 20.63
43 1987-07-20 20.55
44 1987-07-21 20.35
45 1987-07-22 20.33
46 1987-07-23 20.15
47 1987-07-24 19.58
48 1987-07-27 19.3
49 1987-07-28 19.78
50 1987-07-29 19.98
51 1987-07-30 20.2
52 1987-07-31 20.03
53 1987-08-03 20.95
54 1987-08-04 20.65
55 1987-08-05 19.8
56 1987-08-06 19.75
57 1987-08-07 19.65
58 1987-08-10 19.43
59 1987-08-11 19.45
60 1987-08-12 19.5
61 1987-08-13 19.4
62 1987-08-14 19.25
63 1987-08-17 18.85
64 1987-08-18 18.75
65 1987-08-19 18.5
66 1987-08-20 18.3
67 1987-08-21 18.1
68 1987-08-24 17.48
69 1987-08-25 17.55
70 1987-08-26 18.1
71 1987-08-27 18.28
72 1987-08-28 18.2
73 1987-08-31 18.63
74 1987-09-01 18.43
75 1987-09-02 18.4
76 1987-09-03 18.18
77 1987-09-04 18.13
78 1987-09-07 17.6
79 1987-09-08 17.68
80 1987-09-09 17.9
81 1987-09-10 18.3
82 1987-09-11 18.18
83 1987-09-14 18.15
84 1987-09-15 18.53
85 1987-09-16 18.53
86 1987-09-17 18.43
87 1987-09-18 18.3
88 1987-09-21 18.28
89 1987-09-22 18.48
90 1987-09-23 18.48
91 1987-09-24 18.68
92 1987-09-25 18.6
93 1987-09-28 18.65
94 1987-09-29 18.5
95 1987-09-30 18.48
96 1987-10-01 18.5
97 1987-10-02 18.65
98 1987-10-05 18.78
99 1987-10-06 18.6
100 1987-10-07 18.58

Brent Crude Oil Prices, Daily (1987–2026) — Analysis

Brent crude surged from $18.63 in 1987 to a record $143.95 in July 2008 — a 673% rise — before collapsing 75% in 5 months

The COVID-19 crash produced the largest single-day drop in history: -47.5% on April 21, 2020

Key Findings

  • Brent crude hit an all-time low of $9.10 on Dec 10, 1998, during the Asian financial crisis, and peaked at $143.95 on Jul 3, 2008
  • The 2011–2014 era sustained prices above $100/barrel (avg $107), the longest high-price plateau in this dataset
  • The 2014–2016 crash wiped 73% off the price ($115 → $27) as US shale production surged
  • Annual price volatility peaked in 2008 and 2020 — both years of major economic crises
  • Current price of $103.79 (Mar 2026) sits 28% below the all-time high

Visualizations

Average Price by Decade
Annual Price Volatility
Annual Average Price
Daily Price History (1987–2026)

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