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CURRENT PRICES OF CRUDE OIL AND REFINED PRODUCTS IN USD. PRICES ARE UPDATED IN REAL-TIME. LAST UPDATED : 01:00 PM GMT+5:30 03-05-2026. |WTI CRUDE 101.94 -3.13 -2.98% |BRENT CRUDE 108.17 -2.23 -2.02% |MURBAN CRUDE 103.76 -4.26 -3.94% |URALS 112.05 -4.01 -3.46% |NATURAL GAS 2.780 +0.013 0.47% |GASOLINE 3.595 -0.020 -0.55% |HEATING OIL 3.946 -0.135 -3.3% |WTI MIDLAND 106.18 -2.83 -2.6% |MARS 119.96 -6.12 -4.85% |OPEC BASKET 109.44 +1.82 1.69% |DME OMAN 106.22 +12.22 13.00% |MEXICAN BASKET 107.52 +5.75 5.65% |INDIAN BASKET 116.52 +3.69 3.27% |WESTERN CANADIAN SELECT 92.72 -1.81 -1.91% |AECO C NATURAL GAS 1.010 +0.130 14.77% |DUBAI 105.70 +0.01 0.00% |BRENT WEIGHTED AVERAGE 117.48 +1.24 1.07% |LOUISIANA LIGHT 111.22 +6.27 5.97% |ANS WEST COAST 122.76 +6.79 5.85% |GULF COAST HSFO 84.28 +0.01 0.01% |ETHANOL 2.015 -0.010 -0.49% |DUTCH TTF NATURAL GAS 14.85 +0.00 0.00% |LNG JAPAN/KOREA MARKER 16.91 -0.06 -0.35% |KUWAIT EXPORT BLEND 112.32 +6.14 5.78% |COSSACK 122.63 -2.10 -1.68% |ARAB LIGHT 121.04 -13.83 -10.25% |ARAB HEAVY 117.94 -13.83 -10.50% |ARAB MEDIUM 119.29 -13.83 -10.39% |IRAN LIGHT 115.18 +1.24 1.09% |IRAN HEAVY 113.28 +1.24 1.11% |SOKOL 103.41 -6.12 -5.59% |CPC BLEND 126.94 -9.49 -6.96% |DAS 108.01 -2.15 -1.95%

CURRENT PRICES OF CRUDE OIL AND REFINED PRODUCTS IN USD. PRICES ARE UPDATED IN REAL-TIME. LAST UPDATED : 01:00 PM GMT+5:30 03-05-2026. |WTI CRUDE 101.94 -3.13 -2.98% |BRENT CRUDE 108.17 -2.23 -2.02% |MURBAN CRUDE 103.76 -4.26 -3.94% |URALS 112.05 -4.01 -3.46% |NATURAL GAS 2.780 +0.013 0.47% |GASOLINE 3.595 -0.020 -0.55% |HEATING OIL 3.946 -0.135 -3.3% |WTI MIDLAND 106.18 -2.83 -2.6% |MARS 119.96 -6.12 -4.85% |OPEC BASKET 109.44 +1.82 1.69% |DME OMAN 106.22 +12.22 13.00% |MEXICAN BASKET 107.52 +5.75 5.65% |INDIAN BASKET 116.52 +3.69 3.27% |WESTERN CANADIAN SELECT 92.72 -1.81 -1.91% |AECO C NATURAL GAS 1.010 +0.130 14.77% |DUBAI 105.70 +0.01 0.00% |BRENT WEIGHTED AVERAGE 117.48 +1.24 1.07% |LOUISIANA LIGHT 111.22 +6.27 5.97% |ANS WEST COAST 122.76 +6.79 5.85% |GULF COAST HSFO 84.28 +0.01 0.01% |ETHANOL 2.015 -0.010 -0.49% |DUTCH TTF NATURAL GAS 14.85 +0.00 0.00% |LNG JAPAN/KOREA MARKER 16.91 -0.06 -0.35% |KUWAIT EXPORT BLEND 112.32 +6.14 5.78% |COSSACK 122.63 -2.10 -1.68% |ARAB LIGHT 121.04 -13.83 -10.25% |ARAB HEAVY 117.94 -13.83 -10.50% |ARAB MEDIUM 119.29 -13.83 -10.39% |IRAN LIGHT 115.18 +1.24 1.09% |IRAN HEAVY 113.28 +1.24 1.11% |SOKOL 103.41 -6.12 -5.59% |CPC BLEND 126.94 -9.49 -6.96% |DAS 108.01 -2.15 -1.95%

CURRENT PRICES OF CRUDE OIL AND REFINED PRODUCTS IN USD. PRICES ARE UPDATED IN REAL-TIME. LAST UPDATED : 01:00 PM GMT+5:30 03-05-2026. |WTI CRUDE 101.94 -3.13 -2.98% |BRENT CRUDE 108.17 -2.23 -2.02% |MURBAN CRUDE 103.76 -4.26 -3.94% |URALS 112.05 -4.01 -3.46% |NATURAL GAS 2.780 +0.013 0.47% |GASOLINE 3.595 -0.020 -0.55% |HEATING OIL 3.946 -0.135 -3.3% |WTI MIDLAND 106.18 -2.83 -2.6% |MARS 119.96 -6.12 -4.85% |OPEC BASKET 109.44 +1.82 1.69% |DME OMAN 106.22 +12.22 13.00% |MEXICAN BASKET 107.52 +5.75 5.65% |INDIAN BASKET 116.52 +3.69 3.27% |WESTERN CANADIAN SELECT 92.72 -1.81 -1.91% |AECO C NATURAL GAS 1.010 +0.130 14.77% |DUBAI 105.70 +0.01 0.00% |BRENT WEIGHTED AVERAGE 117.48 +1.24 1.07% |LOUISIANA LIGHT 111.22 +6.27 5.97% |ANS WEST COAST 122.76 +6.79 5.85% |GULF COAST HSFO 84.28 +0.01 0.01% |ETHANOL 2.015 -0.010 -0.49% |DUTCH TTF NATURAL GAS 14.85 +0.00 0.00% |LNG JAPAN/KOREA MARKER 16.91 -0.06 -0.35% |KUWAIT EXPORT BLEND 112.32 +6.14 5.78% |COSSACK 122.63 -2.10 -1.68% |ARAB LIGHT 121.04 -13.83 -10.25% |ARAB HEAVY 117.94 -13.83 -10.50% |ARAB MEDIUM 119.29 -13.83 -10.39% |IRAN LIGHT 115.18 +1.24 1.09% |IRAN HEAVY 113.28 +1.24 1.11% |SOKOL 103.41 -6.12 -5.59% |CPC BLEND 126.94 -9.49 -6.96% |DAS 108.01 -2.15 -1.95%

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