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Brent blend is a light crude oil (LCO), though not as light as West Texas Intermediate (WTI). It contains approximately 0.37% of sulphur, classifying it as sweet crude, yet not as sweet as WTI. Brent is suitable for production of petrol and middle distillates. It is typically refined in Northwest Europe.

Crude oil is refined to produce a wide array of petroleum products, including heating oils; gasoline, diesel and jet fuels; lubricants; asphalt; ethane, propane, and butane; and many other products used for their energy or chemical content.

Historically, Crude Oil reached an all time high of 147.27 in July of 2008. Crude Oil - data, forecasts, historical chart - was last updated on June 18 of 2024.

During this period, as the mineral owner, you will be paid a royalty – often a percentage – on the amount of oil and gas produced by the well. For example, an oil and gas lease could pay a bonus of $10,000 per acre for five years for the primary term, which comes with a 20% royalty as soon as production begins.

Tapis, a type of crude found only in Malaysia, is considered the best quality oil in the world. Light and sweet, it's benchmark traded in Singapore and coveted for its remarkably low sulphur content (0.04 percent) and low density of between 43 and 45° API.

The difference between Brent and WTI crude oil is where they come from and their composition, Brent crude comes from the North Sea and WTI comes from the U.S., primarily Texas, North Dakota, and Louisiana. Additionally, their sulfur content is different, which determines if one is sweeter than the other.

Brent Crude is extracted from the North Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, which is bound by the United Kingdom, Norway, France, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium. It is extracted as a blend of multiple crude oils, including Brent, Ekofisk, Forties, and Oseberg.

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In that case, it is worth very nearly whatever the posted WTI price is (quoted at Cushing, currently around $55/bbl) times 1,000,000, minus maybe some brokerage costs, so $55,000,000, more or less.

Petroleum refineries in the United States produce about 19 to 20 gallons of motor gasoline and 11 to 12 gallons of ultra-low sulfur distillate fuel oil (most of which is sold as diesel fuel and in several states as heating oil) from one 42-gallon barrel of crude oil.

The U.S. is currently both the largest producer and the largest consumer of crude oil in the world, with highly populated countries like China and India following close behind. If you would like to learn more about oil consumption by country, please refer to the data in the map and charts.

Live interactive chart of West Texas Intermediate (WTI or NYMEX) crude oil prices per barrel. The current price of WTI crude oil as of May 20, 2024 is 79.70 per barrel.

Now oil is rising as analysts see the market tightening in the third quarter on expectations that summer fuel demand will draw down inventories.

Having more than 300 billion barrels of oil reserves, Venezuela has the most oil reserves in the world. Saudi Arabia has the second-largest oil reserves globally. Venezuela still faces economic difficulties in spite of its enormous natural resource base.