barrel
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Right now, spot crude prices measured in the North Sea are trading above $135 per barrel, and earlier this week they rose to all-time highs of $144.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
The strategists kept their fourth-quarter forecast for Brent oil unchanged at an average of $80 a barrel.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
This week they fell from this month’s peak to about $95 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
U.S. oil prices traded near $100 a barrel, with Brent crude rising 0.9% to $96.80 and WTI climbing 1.22% to $99.02.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
I hurry to the closest barrel and pry open the top.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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