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Fortune
Joseph Hostetler

UNBELIEVABLE: Current price of oil as of may 6 2026 - Caught on Camera

Current price of oil as of May 6, 2026 (Credit: Getty Images)

At 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on May 6, 2026, the price of oil sits at $106.52 per barrel, using Brent as the benchmark (we’ll explain what that means shortly). That’s a decrease of $10.03 since yesterday morning and roughly $44 more than at this time last year.

oil price per barrel % Change
Price of oil yesterday $116.55 -8.60%
Price of oil 1 month ago $114.14 -6.67%
Price of oil 1 year ago $62.66 +69.99%
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