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Live oil price · Brent & WTI
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How much a litre of fuel costs at the pump and what makes up its price

A barrel of Brent is now ≈ for . We break down the whole path: the chart, what comes out of a barrel and how much refining really costs.

Brent crude
/ barrel
↓1.5% day ↓8.4% week · $86.50
WTI crude
/ barrel
↓0.5% day ↓6.0% week · $81.82

Live price — Brent/WTI futures (Yahoo Finance) as of 27 August 2026. The official EIA spot is published with a 2–6 day lag; the cost is recalculated from the live price.

Price history

Price per barrel · official spot (EIA), dashed = futures

$83.85 $91.71 $99.57 29.07 05.08 12.08 19.08 27.08 futures $86.5
min $86.47 max $96.95
$74.02 $82.31 $90.59 29.07 05.08 12.08 19.08 27.08 futures $81.82
min $76.78 max $87.83
$59.33 $86.93 $114.52 01.06 22.06 13.07 03.08 27.08 futures $86.5
min $68.53 max $105.32
$62.06 $84.68 $107.3 01.06 23.06 15.07 05.08 27.08 futures $81.82
min $69.6 max $99.76
$51.11 $103.37 $155.63 02.03 16.04 02.06 15.07 27.08 futures $86.5
min $68.53 max $138.21
$58.35 $92.09 $125.83 02.03 15.04 29.05 15.07 27.08 futures $81.82
min $69.6 max $114.58
$40.36 $99.07 $157.78 28.08 25.11 25.02 29.05 27.08 futures $86.5
min $59.93 max $138.21
$40.66 $85.01 $129.37 28.08 28.11 02.03 29.05 27.08 futures $81.82
min $55.44 max $114.58

Source: EIA Open Data (official spot, history) + Brent/WTI futures from Yahoo Finance for recent dates. EIA spot is published with a 2–6 day lag.

Fuel production cost · before taxes and excise

How much it costs to produce a litre

By default — a global median. Switch to a specific country's methodology: the figures and currency recalculate automatically.

Benchmark:
Refinery gases gas for stoves and cylinders
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Gasoline fuel for cars
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Jet fuel fuel for aircraft
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Diesel and heating oil trucks and heating
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Fuel oil ships and boilers
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Methodology ·

Cost recalculates automatically from the current oil price. Delta is over 24 hours. Before taxes and excise.

One barrel — of crude oil

What comes out of a barrel of oil

The main goal is to show the fuel production cost: how much it costs to produce a litre, before taxes and excise. A single barrel yields 9 products at once. Tap any floor to expand how much its production costs.

per barrel
1 barrel = of oil Below — what is made from it and how much each product's cost comes to.
↑ cool · light
Furnace: heating oil to ~350 °C Crude oil enters at the bottom, vapour rises up ↑
↓ hot · heavy
How the cost is calculated

Cost = the share of crude oil cost attributed to the product + refining (distillation, cracking, sulphur removal) + logistics and storage. Before excise, VAT and retail margin — these vary widely by country and are added at the pump. The estimate is averaged; the real figure depends on the crude grade, refinery configuration and region. 1 US gallon = 3.785 L.

The floor order is roughly light to heavy. Some products (coke, bitumen, oils, plastic) are made from the heavy residue by extra processing. Average refinery yield per EIA data.

What makes up a litre at the pump

Average pump price ( · ) ≈ . Below — how much of it is crude, refining, logistics and taxes. ()

No retail price for this fuel in the selected country.

An estimated market model: the crude part is from the current Brent price, refining and logistics from the methodology, tax as the residual (retail price − cost). Not the accounting cost of a specific refinery and not a forecast.

Frequently asked questions

What makes up the price of petrol at the pump?

Four parts: crude oil (at the Brent/WTI price), refining, logistics with retail margin, plus excise and VAT. Before taxes the production cost is the smaller part; taxes are often the larger share of the pump price.

How much does it cost to produce a litre of gasoline?

Before taxes it is the crude share (barrel price ÷ 159 L ÷ USD rate) plus roughly €0.20 per litre for refining and logistics. The tool recalculates the exact figure live from the current Brent or WTI price.

How much tax and excise is in the fuel price?

It depends on the country: excise is a fixed amount per litre, VAT is a percentage of the price. In EU countries taxes often exceed half the pump price. The tool shows the excise/VAT split for each country.

What is made from one barrel of oil?

A barrel (about 159 L) yields gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, fuel oil, LPG, lubricants, bitumen, petroleum coke and petrochemicals all at once. Gasoline and diesel are the largest shares.

Why is higher-octane petrol more expensive?

Higher octane (RON 98/100 vs 95) needs more reforming and additives, so production costs a few cents more per litre. At the pump the gap is bigger because of margin.

How does the Brent oil price affect the pump price?

Crude is the raw-material part of the cost: crude per litre = barrel price ÷ 159 ÷ USD rate. When oil rises, the production cost rises, but taxes and margin dampen the effect at the pump.

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