Price of Brent oil up by 5.5% trading at over $97 per barrel on London’s ICE

TASS · Apr 20, 2026 · 93 words

The article reports on the price movements of crude oil futures contracts for June 2026 delivery on London's ICE. Specifically, it notes that the price for Brent crude oil increased by 5.5% to $97.5 a barrel at one point, and the WTI crude oil futures also saw an increase of 5.35% to $88.49 per barrel.

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“The price of futures contracts of Brent crude oil for June 2026 delivery has increased over $97 per barrel on London's ICE, according to trading data.”

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The claim states the price was over $97 per barrel for June 2026 delivery. One web search result mentions physical barrels trading far above the roughly $97 price for June delivery, but no other independent sources corroborate the specific price point or the contract type for this date.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brent Crude is the trading classification for the types of petroleum—sweet crude oil and light crude oil—first extracted from the Brent oilfield in the North Sea in 1976. The term Brent Crude also ide…
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“As of 1:00 a.m. Moscow time (10:00 p.m. GMT, April 19) the Brent price was up by 5.5% at $97.5 a barrel.”

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The claim provides a very specific price ($97.5) and percentage increase (5.5%) at a precise time (1:00 a.m. Moscow time, April 19). The gathered evidence contains general price information or unrelated historical data, but no source corroborates this exact reading for this specific date and time.

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“As of 2:38 a.m. Moscow time (11:38 p.m. GMT, April 19) the Brent price was at $96.62 per barrel.”

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The claim provides a very specific price ($96.62) at a precise time (2:38 a.m. Moscow time, April 19). The evidence contains other price points (e.g., $87.71 per barrel from a TASS report), but no source corroborates this exact reading for this specific date and time.

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“Meanwhile the price of futures contracts of WTI crude oil for June 2026 delivery was up by 5.35% at $88.49 per barrel.”

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The claim provides a specific price ($88.49) and percentage increase (5.35%) for WTI June 2026. One web search result mentions WTI futures for June 2026 at $88.49 and up 5.35%, but no other independent sources corroborate this exact reading for this specific date and time.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is a grade or mix of crude oil; the term is also used to refer to the spot price, the futures price, or assessed price for that oil. In colloquial usage, WTI usually refe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The price of oil, or the oil price, generally refers to the spot price of a barrel (42 U.S. gallons; 159 liters) of benchmark crude oil—a reference price for buyers and sellers of crude oil such as We…
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web search NEUTRAL — View live Light Crude Oil Futures chart to track latest price changes. Trade ideas, forecasts and market news are at your disposal as well.
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