barrel
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Front-month WTI crude oil futures are up 2.1% at $89.20 a barrel; front-month Brent crude oil futures are 1.7% higher at $92.66 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
While oil has dropped to under $100 a barrel, markets appeared skittish on Friday over the prospects for a deal, with mixed messages appearing to emerge out of the region.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
His view is that Brent could find a settling point around $90 a barrel, but that any return to normalcy might not happen soon, nor at all.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
Global crude prices are near their lowest since early March, with Brent crude down 1.9% to around $90 a barrel, driven by hopes of a US-Iran truce.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
She pried the top off an empty barrel and began to climb in.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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