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West Texas crude fell for a third day to US$100.04. On 6 July it was US$69.60

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Chart: West Texas crude fell for a third day to US$100.04. On 6 July it was US$69.60. WTI crude in US$ a barrel. FRED's daily spot series from 1 June to 15 September 2026, then Friday's settlement of US$100.04 via Sharespective.
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Saudi Arabia says half the bombed pipeline is back within days, and oil fell for a third session From The Damage Underneath · Saturday 19 September Read the edition →

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What the chart shows

Oil fell for a third session on Friday because of a repair timetable. Saudi Arabia said half the capacity of its East-West pipeline, hit by drones launched from Iraq, would be back within days and the whole line within weeks, and West Texas crude settled at US$100.04.

The chart is the daily WTI spot price from FRED, from the start of June to the middle of September, with Friday's settlement drawn as the last point. It touched US$69.60 in early July. By the day of the attack the price had reached US$103.57, and on the Tuesday after it stood at US$107.02, the last reading FRED holds.

The line matters because it was built so Saudi crude could reach buyers without passing through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively shut this year. The Saudis are shuttling barrels through Hormuz on smaller vessels and loading more at Oman while the repairs run. Hormuz itself remains closed, and the bond market has not yet decided the energy problem is fixed.

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WTI crude in US$ a barrel. FRED's daily spot series from 1 June to 15 September 2026, then Friday's settlement of US$100.04 via Sharespective.

WTI crude spot price, US$ a barrel
1 Jun 2026US$95.96
2 Jun 2026US$97.47
3 Jun 2026US$99.76
4 Jun 2026US$96.83
5 Jun 2026US$94.32
8 Jun 2026US$95.00
9 Jun 2026US$91.90
10 Jun 2026US$93.68
11 Jun 2026US$91.58
12 Jun 2026US$88.62
15 Jun 2026US$84.65
16 Jun 2026US$79.80
17 Jun 2026US$80.65
18 Jun 2026US$80.35
22 Jun 2026US$78.94
23 Jun 2026US$74.62
24 Jun 2026US$71.42
25 Jun 2026US$72.67
26 Jun 2026US$70.30
29 Jun 2026US$71.87
30 Jun 2026US$70.56
1 Jul 2026US$69.74
2 Jul 2026US$69.73
6 Jul 2026US$69.60
7 Jul 2026US$71.53
8 Jul 2026US$74.56
9 Jul 2026US$73.15
10 Jul 2026US$72.45
13 Jul 2026US$79.20
14 Jul 2026US$80.44
15 Jul 2026US$80.73
16 Jul 2026US$80.03
17 Jul 2026US$83.43
20 Jul 2026US$84.38
21 Jul 2026US$86.04
22 Jul 2026US$87.66
23 Jul 2026US$93.08
24 Jul 2026US$91.74
27 Jul 2026US$84.25
28 Jul 2026US$80.91
29 Jul 2026US$86.08
30 Jul 2026US$85.15
31 Jul 2026US$86.16
3 Aug 2026US$81.96
4 Aug 2026US$77.33
5 Aug 2026US$76.78
6 Aug 2026US$78.88
7 Aug 2026US$79.77
10 Aug 2026US$83.76
11 Aug 2026US$84.77
12 Aug 2026US$84.97
13 Aug 2026US$82.77
14 Aug 2026US$83.99
17 Aug 2026US$86.04
18 Aug 2026US$86.48
19 Aug 2026US$87.28
20 Aug 2026US$89.75
21 Aug 2026US$87.21
24 Aug 2026US$86.34
25 Aug 2026US$83.90
26 Aug 2026US$83.46
27 Aug 2026US$84.81
28 Aug 2026US$84.57
31 Aug 2026US$87.03
1 Sep 2026US$91.48
2 Sep 2026US$92.15
3 Sep 2026US$92.55
4 Sep 2026US$92.69
8 Sep 2026US$94.21
9 Sep 2026US$97.26
10 Sep 2026US$103.57
11 Sep 2026US$101.27
14 Sep 2026US$102.42
15 Sep 2026US$107.02
19 Sep 2026US$100.04

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