🛢️WTI crude price today
Quotation from 10/13/2026
International futures market · converted via PTAX
WTI crude is priced at R$ 461.90 per barrel (US$ 92.58 per barrel) at the close of 10/13/2026. WTI (West Texas Intermediate) is the oil benchmark in the United States. It is Brent's comparison pair — and the difference between the two tells the story of American production.
WTI crude price history
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Series of daily closes since 08/08/2016 (2561 quotations), converted to reais using the Central Bank's selling PTAX rate for each trading day.
Series milestones
Price per quantity
Direct conversions of the quotation from 10/13/2026, to check without a calculator.
| 1 barrel (159 liters) | R$ 461.90 |
|---|---|
| 1 liter | R$ 2.91 |
| 1,000 barrels | R$ 461,900.00 |
WTI crude price year over year
Minimum, average, and maximum for each year in reais per barrel, along with the full-year return. Conversions use the PTAX rate for each trading session — meaning the return in reais embeds exchange rate movements, not just commodity price changes.
| Year | Minimum | Average | Maximum | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | R$ 175.25 | R$ 430.85 | R$ 583.10 | +48.21% |
| 2025 | R$ 301.25 | R$ 362.39 | R$ 483.26 | −30.41% |
| 2024 | R$ 344.27 | R$ 407.35 | R$ 469.34 | +29.00% |
| 2023 | R$ 324.30 | R$ 387.70 | R$ 471.11 | −16.13% |
| 2022 | R$ 372.12 | R$ 485.36 | R$ 629.67 | −2.25% |
| 2021 | R$ 245.84 | R$ 367.57 | R$ 478.41 | +70.72% |
| 2020 | R$ -198.83 | R$ 200.19 | R$ 256.59 | +2.49% |
| 2019 | R$ 177.45 | R$ 225.14 | R$ 261.46 | +37.02% |
| 2018 | R$ 165.25 | R$ 237.57 | R$ 303.26 | −10.86% |
| 2017 | R$ 141.40 | R$ 162.33 | R$ 199.87 | +17.04% |
| 2016 | R$ 130.56 | R$ 156.49 | R$ 179.18 | +28.10% |
What this price means
This is the quote for West Texas Intermediate, in dollars per barrel (159 liters). It is a light, low-sulfur crude delivered in Cushing, Oklahoma — a pipeline hub in the middle of the United States.
Because it is delivered inland, far from the sea, WTI carries a logistical cost that Brent does not. As a result, it typically trades a few dollars below Brent. When this discount widens, it is usually a sign that American production is in surplus; when it narrows, it indicates US exports are draining the excess.
WTI is not the benchmark for Brazilian oil — pre-salt oil and fuel import parity here are priced by Brent. WTI serves to read the American market and the spread between the two.
What makes WTI crude prices rise and fall
The weekly US inventory report is the data point that moves WTI the most, along with the active rig count — the thermometer for how much shale oil is coming.
The delivery point is a pipeline hub with limited capacity. When local inventories tighten or swell, WTI decouples from Brent for purely logistical reasons.
The same applies as for Brent: cartel production decisions and supply risks move both together, with WTI reacting slightly less to Middle Eastern events.
Priced in dollars, WTI loses strength when the US currency appreciates, and moves in tandem with global growth expectations.
How to invest in WTI crude in Brazil
The avenues are the same as for Brent — in Brazil, practical exposure comes from stocks and funds:
American companies via BDRs, or Brazilian ones on the stocks page — the latter follow Brent, not WTI.
Many replicate WTI through futures contracts and suffer from roll yield costs: in a contango market, the fund returns less than the price increase.
The WTI contract is the most liquid energy contract in the world. A professional instrument with margin and expiration dates.
A commodity pays no dividends or interest: the return comes solely from price movement, and it can go years without moving. Therefore, for most investors, it makes more sense to use the quotation as a thermometer — to gauge the momentum of companies and funds that generate cash from it — than to try to guess the direction of the price.
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