As one of the world's most liquid crude grades, brent oil forms the pricing benchmark, directly or indirectly, for over 75% of the world's exported crude oil, as noted above. This includes Russian Urals, West African crudes from Nigeria and Angola, and Middle Eastern grades from the largest OPEC producers.
Benchmark crude oil is petroleum that serves as a pricing reference, establishing standards for comparison for varieties of crude oil. more.
Most crude oil prices worldwide are pegged to the influential Brent, WTI, or Dubai/Oman benchmarks.
Oil Price Charts ; WTI Crude, 81.87, +0.85 ; Brent Crude, 85.87, +0.85 ; Murban Crude, 87.07, +1.06 ; Natural Gas, 3.497, -0.078 ; Gasoline, 2.238, +0.021 Brent Crude Oil Futures WTI Crude Oil Futures And NewsCrude Oil
The benchmark makes it easier for traders, investors, analysts, and others to determine the prices of multiple grades of crude oil varieties and blends. Benchmark crude oil primarily tracks these three main types of oil.
1940 United States Supreme Court case
United States v.
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., 310 U.S. 150 (1940), is a 1940 United States Supreme Court decision widely cited for the proposition that price-fixing is illegal per se.
The Socony case was, at least until recently, the most widely cited case on price fixing.
1940 United States Supreme Court case
United States v.
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., 310 U.
S. 150 (1940), is a 1940 United States Supreme Court decision widely cited for the proposition that price-fixing is illegal per se.
The Socony case was, at least until recently, the most widely cited case on price fixing.