{"id":110128,"date":"2026-02-20T08:07:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=110128"},"modified":"2026-02-20T08:07:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:07:50","slug":"energy-prices-today-crude-oil-up-15-21-ytd-as-brent-climbs-17-34-while-natural-gas-crashes-39-15-monthly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/energy-prices-today-crude-oil-up-15-21-ytd-as-brent-climbs-17-34-while-natural-gas-crashes-39-15-monthly\/110128\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy prices today: Crude Oil up 15.21% YTD as Brent climbs 17.34% while Natural Gas crashes 39.15% monthly"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Global energy prices are moving in different directions today. Oil is firm. Gas is weak. Coal and uranium show mixed trends. The latest data at 18:30 shows clear shifts across major commodities. Investors are watching closely as weekly and yearly numbers tell a bigger story.<\/p>\n

Crude Oil and Brent Price Today<\/h2>\n

Crude Oil is trading at 66.124 USD per barrel. It is down 0.42 percent on the day. But the weekly gain stands at 5.19 percent. Monthly gains are stronger at 9.13 percent. Year to date it is up 15.21 percent. However it is still down 6.03 percent compared to last year.<\/p>\n

Brent is trading higher at 71.377 USD per barrel. It slipped 0.40 percent today. Weekly gains are 5.39 percent. Monthly growth is 9.45 percent. Year to date it has surged 17.34 percent. Yet on a yearly basis it remains 4.07 percent lower.<\/p>\n

Urals Oil is priced at 58.58 USD per barrel. It jumped 2.02 percent today. Weekly growth is 5.23 percent. Year to date gains stand at 16.14 percent. But it is down 15.94 percent year over year.<\/p>\n

Oil markets are clearly stronger in 2026 so far. Short term dips are not changing the broader uptrend.<\/p>\n

Natural Gas Prices and European Gas Rates<\/h2>\n

Natural Gas is trading at 2.9683 USD per MMBtu. It dropped 0.92 percent today. Weekly losses are heavy at 8.53 percent. Monthly losses are massive at 39.15 percent. Year to date it is down 19.53 percent. On a yearly basis it has fallen 28.16 percent.<\/p>\n

TTF Gas in Europe stands at 32.58 EUR per MWh. It declined 1.87 percent today. Monthly it is down 16.95 percent. Year over year losses are 29.07 percent.<\/p>\n

UK Gas is trading at 79.0812 GBp per therm. It slipped 3.64 percent today. Monthly losses are 23.71 percent. Yearly losses are 28.81 percent.<\/p>\n

German Gas saw a sharp rise of 7.10 percent today. It is priced at 34.71 EUR per MWh. Despite the jump it remains down 28.16 percent year over year.<\/p>\n

Gas markets remain under pressure globally. The data shows deep monthly and yearly corrections.<\/p>\n

Coal Uranium and Other Energy Commodities<\/h2>\n

Coal is trading at 116.15 USD per ton. It is down 0.56 percent today. Year to date it is up 8.05 percent. Yearly gains stand at 12.22 percent.<\/p>\n

Coking Coal is priced at 221.00 USD per ton. It is flat today. Year over year it has gained 16.16 percent.<\/p>\n

Uranium is trading at 89.3000 USD per pound. It is up 0.51 percent today. Year to date gains are 9.37 percent. On a yearly basis it has surged 37.60 percent. Uranium remains one of the strongest energy performers.<\/p>\n

Gasoline stands at 2.0048 USD per gallon. It is down 0.36 percent today. Year to date it is up 17.29 percent.<\/p>\n

Heating Oil is at 2.6227 USD per gallon. It gained 0.31 percent today. Year to date it has risen 23.67 percent. Yearly gains are 7.90 percent.<\/p>\n

Ethanol trades at 1.7025 USD per gallon. It jumped 2.41 percent today. Still it is down 7.47 percent year over year.<\/p>\n

Naphtha is priced at 564.50 USD per ton. It gained 0.84 percent today. Year to date it is up 15.59 percent.<\/p>\n

Propane is at 0.64 USD per gallon. It rose 0.45 percent today. But it remains down 29.77 percent year over year.<\/p>\n

Methanol trades at 2159.00 CNY per ton. It fell 0.96 percent today. Yearly losses are 14.56 percent.<\/p>\n

The energy market shows a clear divide. Oil and uranium are strong in 2026. Natural gas remains weak. Coal is steady. Investors are now tracking whether oil momentum continues or gas stages a recovery in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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