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Summary
Daily prices for Brent crude oil futures contracts expiring in 2026
Description
Daily settlement prices for Brent crude oil futures contracts (ICE) with delivery months from May to December 2026. The widening spread between near-month and far-month contracts reveals deep backwardation following the Strait of Hormuz disruption in late February 2026.
Data: Yahoo Finance, ICE Brent Crude futures. Updated daily at 06:00 UTC.
May contract in February: The May 2026 contract (BZK26.NYM) was delisted by Yahoo Finance after expiry. February values are interpolated as the midpoint of the April front-month (BZ=F) and June contract prices. The term structure was nearly flat pre-crisis (adjacent-month spreads of $0.2–$1.3), making this a close approximation. March values are actual settlement prices from the continuous front month contract (BZ=F), which tracked May during that period.
Jun–Dec contracts: Fetched directly from individual Yahoo Finance tickers (BZM26.NYM through BZZ26.NYM).