EnergyReader · 2026-08-07 15:46

Brent Prices $82 With No Physical Brent Crude Scheduled to Load in August

By EnergyReader Newsroom · August 7, 2026

ICE Brent crude front-month was trading at $82.02 per barrel on Friday (2026-08-07) as markets absorbed a structural first: for the first time in recorded history, no Brent crude cargoes are scheduled to load this month, according to Reuters calculations based on loading programs reported by oilprice.com on June 30 (2026-06-30). The physical commodity behind the world's dominant oil benchmark has, in August 2026, run out of actual barrels.

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