{"id":119693,"date":"2026-05-04T08:41:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=119693"},"modified":"2026-05-04T08:41:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:41:43","slug":"energy-prices-today-may-4-gasoline-surges-111-52-ytd-and-brent-climbs-84-30-yoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/energy-prices-today-may-4-gasoline-surges-111-52-ytd-and-brent-climbs-84-30-yoy\/119693\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy prices today, May 4: Gasoline surges 111.52% YTD and Brent climbs 84.30% YoY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"260\">The energy market is moving fast. Prices are changing across oil, gas, and fuel. Some are rising sharply. Others are falling. The data shows a mixed but active trend.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"443\">Crude oil is now at 103.511 USD per barrel. It gained 1.54% in a day. Over the week, it is up 7.55%. But it dropped 7.80% in a month. The yearly growth still looks strong at 81.42%.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"628\">Brent oil is doing even better. It rose 2.44% in a day. That is one of the biggest daily gains. Weekly growth stands at 9.16%. It is also up 82.42% this year and 84.30% over the year.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"777\">Natural gas is almost flat. It moved just 0.01% in a day. It is down 24.46% this year. Yearly loss is 21.57%. This shows weak demand or oversupply.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"jhahwj\" data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"845\">Oil prices today show strong daily gains and high yearly growth<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"847\" data-end=\"1062\">Gasoline prices are rising fast. It increased 0.51% in a day. Weekly gain is 7.55%. Monthly growth is 9.39%. The biggest number is the yearly jump of 78.61%. Year to date, it is up 111.52%. This shows strong demand.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1214\">Heating oil also moved up. It gained 0.60% in a day. Yearly growth crossed 100.47%. That is a major rise. But the monthly trend shows a drop of 8.43%.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1216\" data-end=\"1376\">Urals oil is slightly down today by 1.31%. Still, its yearly growth is massive at 101.86%. Year to date, it is up 119.23%. This makes it one of the top gainers.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"5svd1s\" data-start=\"1378\" data-end=\"1437\">Gas and LNG prices show mixed trend with yearly declines<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1439\" data-end=\"1570\">TTF gas in Europe rose 1.47% in a day. Weekly gain is 4.15%. But monthly decline is 7.08%. Yearly growth is still strong at 40.81%.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1572\" data-end=\"1667\">UK gas dropped 0.69% today. Monthly fall is deep at 11.66%. Yet, it is up 42.40% over the year.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1669\" data-end=\"1769\">LNG JKM prices slipped 0.24%. Monthly fall is large at 15.53%. But yearly growth is still at 49.78%.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1771\" data-end=\"1866\">German gas is almost flat. It moved down 0.05%. Monthly drop is 7.99%. Yearly growth is 39.18%.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"gay79w\" data-start=\"1868\" data-end=\"1933\">Coal ethanol and other energy commodities show varied movement<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1935\" data-end=\"2025\">Coal prices are stable. It fell just 0.07%. Weekly gain is 2.84%. Yearly growth is 36.63%.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2027\" data-end=\"2131\">Ethanol is rising steadily. It gained 1.73% in a day. Weekly growth is 4.97%. Yearly increase is 15.41%.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2133\" data-end=\"2244\">Naphtha saw a sharp fall. It dropped 5.57% in a day. Monthly decline is 10.25%. Still, yearly growth is 64.85%.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2246\" data-end=\"2341\">Propane is down 0.84% today. But monthly growth is strong at 13.67%. Yearly increase is 19.24%.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2343\" data-end=\"2432\">Uranium dipped 0.35%. It is up 24.00% over the year. Growth is slower compared to others.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2434\" data-end=\"2508\">Methanol is rising slowly. It gained 0.53% today. Yearly growth is 39.39%.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2510\" data-end=\"2560\">Coking coal moved up 0.74%. Yearly gain is 28.11%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The energy market is moving fast. Prices are changing across oil, gas, and fuel. Some are rising sharply. 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