WTI Is the US Oil Benchmark
West Texas Intermediate is the deepest US oil contract on NYMEX and the marginal price for domestic refiners, gasoline, jet fuel and diesel. Every move in WTI flows directly into US fuel prices, freight, logistics and downstream CPI.
Production cuts, voluntary curtailments and quota guidance from OPEC+ set the marginal supply curve for global oil. Saudi-led restraint typically lifts WTI; surprise unwinds weigh on it.
View Risk Timeline →GERI sits at 21/100 (MODERATE). Middle East conflict, Russia/Ukraine, Red Sea shipping risk and sanctions all push risk premium into WTI.
View GERI →Weekly EIA crude, gasoline and distillate inventories at Cushing drive near-term WTI direction. US shale production rate caps how high WTI can sustainably trade.
Compare with Brent →Chinese industrial activity, refining margins, jet-fuel demand and recession-fear cycles set the medium-term demand path. Soft China prints typically weigh on WTI.
Read LNG / Demand Research →USD strength weighs on WTI (dollar-denominated). VIX at 18.77 captures macro risk-premium; high VIX often correlates with oil-price spikes during shocks.
View EERI →Gas-to-oil switching, oil-indexed LNG contracts and US shale gas/oil joint economics link WTI to TTF gas and JKM LNG — the cross-fuel arbitrage matters.
NatGas Europe → JKM LNG →Oil prices often react to geopolitical disruptions before traditional economic indicators. EnergyRiskIQ’s Custom Algorithms score live geopolitical, supply, demand and stress signals into structured risk indices so you can see directional risk early.
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Daily WTI Closing Prices
↓ Download CSV| Date | Price ($/bbl) | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | $82.49 | +0.02 | +0.02% |
| 2026-07-17 | $82.47 | +2.95 | +3.71% |
| 2026-07-16 | $79.52 | -0.50 | -0.62% |
| 2026-07-15 | $80.02 | -0.53 | -0.66% |
| 2026-07-14 | $80.55 | +0.97 | +1.22% |
| 2026-07-13 | $79.58 | +5.80 | +7.86% |
| 2026-07-12 | $73.78 | +2.37 | +3.32% |
| 2026-07-11 | $71.41 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
| 2026-07-10 | $71.41 | -0.46 | -0.64% |
| 2026-07-09 | $71.87 | -2.30 | -3.10% |
| 2026-07-08 | $74.17 | +1.50 | +2.06% |
| 2026-07-07 | $72.67 | +3.91 | +5.69% |
| 2026-07-06 | $68.76 | +0.28 | +0.41% |
| 2026-07-05 | $68.48 | -0.30 | -0.44% |
| 2026-07-04 | $68.78 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
| 2026-07-03 | $68.78 | +0.33 | +0.48% |
| 2026-07-02 | $68.45 | +0.64 | +0.94% |
| 2026-07-01 | $67.81 | -2.28 | -3.25% |
| 2026-06-30 | $70.09 | +0.06 | +0.09% |
| 2026-06-29 | $70.03 | +0.23 | +0.33% |
| 2026-06-28 | $69.80 | +0.57 | +0.82% |
| 2026-06-27 | $69.23 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
| 2026-06-26 | $69.23 | -2.27 | -3.17% |
| 2026-06-25 | $71.50 | +1.53 | +2.19% |
| 2026-06-24 | $69.97 | -2.69 | -3.70% |
| 2026-06-23 | $72.66 | -1.53 | -2.06% |
| 2026-06-22 | $74.19 | -3.46 | -4.46% |
| 2026-06-21 | $77.65 | +1.14 | +1.49% |
| 2026-06-20 | $76.51 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
| 2026-06-19 | $76.51 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
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This page is updated continuously with fresh WTI crude-oil data and Custom Algorithm risk context from the EnergyRiskIQ production pipeline. To reference this analysis in research, journalism or professional reports, use the citation below.
EnergyRiskIQ. (2026). WTI Crude Oil Price Today (West Texas Intermediate) — July 19, 2026. Retrieved from https://energyriskiq.com/data/wti-crude-oil-price-today Custom Algorithm interpretation. Data sources: NYMEX WTI settlement, intraday WTI captures, OilPriceAPI, Yahoo Finance (VIX), EnergyRiskIQ internal GERI / EERI / EGSI risk pipeline.
WTI crude oil is trading near $82.49/bbl. On the session WTI has moved higher by +0.02%, with a +8.2% move across the trailing 30 trading days. WTI is the leading US oil benchmark and the marginal price input for North American refiners, gasoline, jet fuel and downstream fuel inflation.
The Brent–WTI spread sits at $+5.77/bbl, reflecting the relative tightness of the Atlantic basin versus US Gulf Coast supply. GERI — EnergyRiskIQ’s global energy risk index — reads 21/100 (moderate), while EERI is at 11/100. VIX sits at 18.77, shaping the macro risk-premium that flows into oil.
Risk balance is currently range-bound, with offsetting bullish risk-index signals and softer macro volatility. Custom Algorithm flags OPEC+ commentary, EIA inventories, China demand prints and Middle East risk as the most likely directional triggers.