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Brent crude oil price forecast

Brent crude oil price (US dollars per barrel)

Last close · Sep 22, 2026

$114.89

The Brent crude oil price is forecast at $95.26 in 12 months (Sep 2027), with an 80% range of $63.69 to $138.77. The last close was $114.89 on Sep 22, 2026, so the median implies a change of −17.1%.

Along the way, the median is $99.62 in 3 months and $97.04 in 6 months.

$60$80$100$120$1402024202520262027HistoryForecast3M$99.626M$97.0412M$95.26
$60$80$100$120$14020242026HistoryForecast
3 monthsDec 2026
$99.62▼ −13.3%80%: $72.15 – $135.44
6 monthsMar 2027
$97.04▼ −15.5%80%: $66.93 – $137.92
12 monthsSep 2027
$95.26▼ −17.1%80%: $63.69 – $138.77

Backtest · last 5 years

How accurate has this been?

HorizonTestsAvg. errorNaive errorIn 80% range
3 months58$11.57$11.6383%
6 months55$14.22$13.9680%
12 months49$13.65$15.5290%

We re-ran the model as if standing at past dates, using only the data available then. Avg. error is the mean absolute gap between the median and what happened; naive assumes no change from the last value. A well-calibrated 80% range contains about 80% of outcomes. Methodology

Source data

Recent values

DateValueChange
Sep 22, 2026$114.89−1.08%
Sep 21, 2026$116.15−2.93%
Sep 18, 2026$119.66−1.25%
Sep 17, 2026$121.18−5.21%
Sep 16, 2026$127.84−2.26%
Sep 15, 2026$130.80+7.88%
Sep 14, 2026$121.25+2.70%
Sep 11, 2026$118.06−2.41%
Sep 10, 2026$120.98+10.47%
Sep 9, 2026$109.51+3.19%

About this forecast

Source
FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis · series DCOILBRENTEU
Data through
Sep 22, 2026 · 6,471 observations
Forecast updated
Sep 28, 2026
Model
TimesFM 2.5 (Google Research, Apache-2.0), zero-shot

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Statistical model, not financial advice. This forecast is generated automatically from public data; the 80% range means outcomes are expected outside it about one time in five. Don't make financial decisions based only on it.

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