EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report
Wed 20 May 2026, 10:30 ET
Wed 20 May 2026, 15:30 UK
Wednesday 10:30 ET, or Thursday when a US federal holiday falls on the Monday or the Wednesday of that week.
SourceMorning note
Daily morning note, 20 May 2026
Brent, WTI and Henry Hub from the EIA daily spot, with the change from the previous print, from about a week earlier and from about a month earlier. EIA publishes the spot one to two business days after the trade date.
Latest EIA print: 3 Nov 2026
EIA publishes the daily spot one to two business days after the trade date. A Monday trade date is often on the site on Tuesday. Weekends and US holidays widen the calendar gap, so the print date is not the day this page was opened.
This note uses Brent 20 May 2026, WTI 20 May 2026, Henry Hub 20 May 2026.
Fetched Fri 6 Nov 2026, 18:03 UK. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Open Data API.
Prints
Day-on-day is the previous EIA print. Week-on-week is the newest print on or before seven calendar days earlier. Month-on-month is the newest print on or before thirty calendar days earlier. A missing comparison is left blank.
| Series | Trade date | Latest | Day | Week | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BrentRBRTE | 20 May 2026 | 108.93USD/bbl | -5.71-4.98%vs 19 May 2026 | n/a | n/a |
| WTIRWTC | 20 May 2026 | 101.69USD/bbl | -10.40-9.28%vs 19 May 2026 | n/a | n/a |
| Henry HubRNGWHHD | 20 May 2026 | 3.18USD/MMBtu | -0.05-1.55%vs 19 May 2026 | n/a | n/a |
Brent–WTI spread on 20 May 2026: $7.24 per barrel (Brent 108.93 minus WTI 101.69).
Last five EIA prints
| 05-18 | 05-19 | 05-20 |
|---|---|---|
| 116.73 | 114.64 | 108.93 |
| 05-18 | 05-19 | 05-20 |
|---|---|---|
| 112.25 | 112.09 | 101.69 |
| 05-18 | 05-19 | 05-20 |
|---|---|---|
| 3.07 | 3.23 | 3.18 |
Summary
Brent (EIA RBRTE) last printed at $108.93 per barrel on 20 May 2026. Day-on-day down $5.71 (-4.98%) from 19 May 2026. Week-on-week not available. Month-on-month not available.
WTI (EIA RWTC) last printed at $101.69 per barrel on 20 May 2026. Day-on-day down $10.40 (-9.28%) from 19 May 2026. Week-on-week not available. Month-on-month not available.
The Brent–WTI spread on 20 May 2026 was $7.24 per barrel (Brent above WTI). The spread is Brent minus WTI on that shared trade date.
Henry Hub (EIA RNGWHHD) last printed at $3.18 per MMBtu on 20 May 2026. Day-on-day down $0.05 (-1.55%) from 19 May 2026. Week-on-week not available. Month-on-month not available.
These figures are U.S. EIA daily spot prices. EIA publishes them with a lag of one to two business days after the trade date. Weekends and US holidays can make the calendar gap longer. The dates above are those trade dates.
Information only, not investment advice.
Releases from this trade date
Clocks are America/New_York and Europe/London. The UK time moves with the civil calendar, including weeks when the US and the UK change clocks on different days.
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