{"id":118284,"date":"2026-04-30T09:03:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=118284"},"modified":"2026-04-30T09:03:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:03:39","slug":"energy-prices-today-april-30-market-update-crude-oil-drops-1-74-while-urals-oil-jumps-6-90","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/energy-prices-today-april-30-market-update-crude-oil-drops-1-74-while-urals-oil-jumps-6-90\/118284\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy prices today, April 30: Market update crude oil drops 1.74% while urals oil jumps 6.90%"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&:has([data-writing-block])>*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:e067f64a-cbdf-47b4-96c8-028536471469-86\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"75e29916-b668-4858-8e8c-3ae01b9b8597\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3-mini\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"475\">Crude oil is trading at 105.017 USD per barrel. It is down 1.74 percent in one day. But the bigger picture still shows strength. Weekly gain stands at 9.42 percent. Monthly gain is 3.46 percent. Year to date return is 82.66 percent. Year on year gain is 77.05 percent.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"683\">Brent crude is at 108.883 USD per barrel. It is down 1.41 percent in a day. Weekly gain is 3.48 percent. Monthly gain is 4.57 percent. Year to date gain is 78.67 percent. Year on year gain is 74.99 percent.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"883\">Gasoline is priced at 3.5512 USD per gallon. It is down 1.14 percent in a day. But monthly gain is strong at 10.73 percent. Year to date return is 107.36 percent. Year on year gain is 73.65 percent.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"1049\">Heating oil stands at 4.0431 USD per gallon. It is down 1.35 percent in a day. Year to date gain is very high at 91.17 percent. Year on year gain is 102.23 percent.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"12fv7iq\" data-start=\"1051\" data-end=\"1134\">Natural gas, LNG, UK gas, Coal and uranium show mixed movement across global demand<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1345\">Natural gas is at 2.6592 USD per MMBtu. It is up 0.46 percent in a day. But weekly drop is 3.65 percent. Monthly drop is 7.79 percent. Year to date decline is 27.86 percent. Year on year drop is 23.56 percent.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1347\" data-end=\"1549\">LNG JKM is at 16.97 USD per MMBtu. It is up 2.94 percent in a day. Weekly gain is 5.21 percent. But monthly drop is 17.36 percent. Year to date gain is 76.63 percent. Year on year gain is 51.27 percent.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1551\" data-end=\"1753\">UK gas is at 115.0365 GBp per therm. It is down 0.61 percent in a day. Weekly gain is 5.22 percent. Monthly drop is 10.20 percent. Year to date gain is 55.85 percent. Year on year gain is 50.32 percent.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1755\" data-end=\"1919\">Coal is at 133.65 USD per ton. It is up 1.83 percent in a day. Monthly drop is 7.35 percent. Year to date gain is 24.33 percent. Year on year gain is 37.08 percent.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1921\" data-end=\"2105\">Uranium is at 87 USD per pound. It is flat in the day. Weekly gain is 0.12 percent. Monthly gain is 3.69 percent. Year to date gain is 6.55 percent. Year on year gain is 27.94 percent.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"166hhbt\" data-start=\"2107\" data-end=\"2186\">Ethanol naphtha propane methanol and urals oil show strong energy divergence<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2188\" data-end=\"2357\">Ethanol is at 2.0600 USD per gallon. It is up 3.39 percent in a day. Weekly gain is 7.29 percent. Year to date gain is 29.76 percent. Year on year gain is 16.06 percent.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2359\" data-end=\"2526\">Naphtha is at 936.14 USD per ton. It is up 0.29 percent in a day. Monthly gain is 9.72 percent. Year to date gain is 91.69 percent. Year on year gain is 71.21 percent.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2528\" data-end=\"2684\">Propane is at 0.82 USD per gallon. It is flat in a day. Monthly gain is 2.19 percent. Year to date gain is 28.03 percent. Year on year is down 4.81 percent.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2686\" data-end=\"2822\">Methanol is at 3206 CNY per ton. It is up 0.53 percent in a day. Year to date gain is 46.39 percent. Year on year gain is 39.39 percent.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2824\" data-end=\"2994\">Coking coal is at 234.50 USD per ton. It is up 1.30 percent in a day. Monthly gain is 4.07 percent. Year to date gain is 7.32 percent. Year on year gain is 26.76 percent.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2996\" data-end=\"3170\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Urals oil is at 116.06 USD per barrel. It is up 6.90 percent in a day. Weekly gain is 11.51 percent. Year to date gain is 130.10 percent. Year on year gain is 105.42 percent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crude oil is trading at 105.017 USD per barrel. It is down 1.74 percent in one day. 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