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EIA expects WTI to average nearly $85/bl in 2Q

  • Mercados: Crude oil
  • 10/03/26

The US light sweet crude benchmark will average nearly $85/bl in the second quarter this year because of fighting in the Middle East, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicted today.

WTI at Cushing, Oklahoma, is expected to average $84.56/bl across April-June, the agency said in its monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), a $30.91/bl upward revision from its February forecast.

Crude prices have surged from about $65/bl in late-February to nearly $120/bl on 9 March as the US-Israel war with Iran has choked off flows through the strait of Hormuz. Prices on Tuesday eased to near $83/bl, after US president Donald Trump said the war was practically over.

WTI will average $73.61/bl across 2026, EIA predicts, up from $53.42/bl forecast in last month's STEO.

EIA similarly revised Brent prices higher, forecasting the global benchmark to average $90.56/bl in the second quarter before falling to $70/bl by the end of the year. The agency expects Brent will average $78.84/bl across the full year.


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