Oil Prices in 2010: WTI & Brent History and Monthly Averages
WTI average
$79.48
EIA annual average
WTI vs prior year
+28.3%
2009: $61.95
Brent average
$79.61
EIA annual average
Brent vs prior year
+28.9%
2009: $61.74
WTI averaged $79.48 per barrel in 2010, up $17.53 (28.3%) from 2009; that was the highest annual average since 2008.
Monthly average prices in 2010
| Month | WTI avg | WTI high | WTI low | Brent avg | Brent − WTI (matched dates) | WTI (September 2026 $) | Brent (September 2026 $) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | $78.33 | $83.12 | $72.85 | $76.17 | −$2.16 | $121.80 | $118.44 |
| February | $76.39 | $80.04 | $71.15 | $73.75 | −$2.64 | $118.75 | $114.65 |
| March | $81.20 | $83.45 | $78.71 | $78.83 | −$2.38 | $125.72 | $122.05 |
| April | $84.29 | $86.54 | $81.52 | $84.82 | +$0.52 | $130.27 | $131.09 |
| May | $73.74 | $86.19 | $64.78 | $75.95 | +$2.20 | $113.88 | $117.29 |
| June | $75.34 | $78.45 | $71.43 | $74.76 | −$0.58 | $116.46 | $115.57 |
| July | $76.32 | $79.01 | $71.96 | $75.58 | −$0.74 | $117.95 | $116.81 |
| August | $76.60 | $82.52 | $71.24 | $77.04 | +$0.44 | $118.22 | $118.90 |
| September | $75.24 | $79.95 | $72.96 | $77.84 | +$2.60 | $116.06 | $120.07 |
| October | $81.89 | $83.21 | $79.57 | $82.67 | +$0.77 | $126.16 | $127.36 |
| November | $84.25 | $87.77 | $80.43 | $85.28 | +$1.02 | $129.74 | $131.32 |
| December | $89.15 | $91.48 | $86.75 | $91.45 | +$2.30 | $137.05 | $140.58 |
Monthly averages are EIA's published figures. Brent − WTI is the average over dates with both prices published, so it can differ from the difference between the two monthly averages. Inflation-adjusted columns use CPI-U for each month, expressed in September 2026 dollars; “—” means CPI-U for that month is not available.
From $64.78 on May 25, 2010, WTI climbed to $91.48 by Dec 28, 2010, a 41% gain. The steepest fall within the year ran from $86.54 on Apr 6, 2010 to $64.78 on May 25, 2010, a 25% drop. Between April and May the monthly average fell $10.55, the largest month-to-month change of the year. The largest one-day move was +$6.74 on May 26, 2010 (+10.4%).
The Brent–WTI spread changed sign during 2010: Brent's monthly average was below WTI's in 5 of 12 months and above it in the rest, for an average of +$0.13 on 252 matched dates. Brent averaged $79.61, up $17.87 (28.9%) from 2009.
The monthly average was lowest in May ($73.74) and highest in December ($89.15). In September 2026 dollars (CPI-U), the 2010 average is $122.81, higher than 2025's real average by $54.38 (79.5%). The 2010s as a whole averaged $72.42, so 2010 ran above its decade. Of 40 complete years with an EIA annual average, 2010 ranks 7th highest.
2010 summary statistics
| Measure | WTI | Brent | Brent − WTI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $79.48 | $79.61 | +$0.13 |
| Change vs 2009 average | +$17.53 | +$17.87 | +$0.35 |
| Highest daily price | $91.48 Dec 28, 2010 | $93.63 Dec 23, 2010 | — |
| Lowest daily price | $64.78 May 25, 2010 | $67.18 May 25, 2010 | — |
| Highest daily spread | — | — | +$5.80 Sep 21, 2010 |
| Lowest daily spread | — | — | −$4.08 Feb 10, 2010 |
| First observation | $81.52 Jan 4, 2010 | $79.05 Jan 4, 2010 | — |
| Last observation | $91.38 Dec 31, 2010 | $93.23 Dec 31, 2010 | — |
| Published daily observations | 252 | 252 | 252 matched |
| Average in September 2026 dollars | $122.81 | $123.01 | — |
Daily spot prices in 2010
Show all 252 dates (Jan 4, 2010 – Dec 31, 2010)
| Date | WTI | Brent | Brent − WTI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2010 | $81.52 | $79.05 | −$2.47 |
| Jan 5, 2010 | $81.74 | $79.27 | −$2.47 |
| Jan 6, 2010 | $83.12 | $80.14 | −$2.98 |
| Jan 7, 2010 | $82.60 | $80.57 | −$2.03 |
| Jan 8, 2010 | $82.74 | $80.06 | −$2.68 |
| Jan 11, 2010 | $82.54 | $80.14 | −$2.40 |
| Jan 12, 2010 | $80.79 | $79.38 | −$1.41 |
| Jan 13, 2010 | $79.66 | $77.57 | −$2.09 |
| Jan 14, 2010 | $79.35 | $77.61 | −$1.74 |
| Jan 15, 2010 | $77.96 | $76.85 | −$1.11 |
| Jan 19, 2010 | $78.98 | $75.18 | −$3.80 |
| Jan 20, 2010 | $77.42 | $75.09 | −$2.33 |
| Jan 21, 2010 | $75.84 | $74.13 | −$1.71 |
| Jan 22, 2010 | $74.25 | $72.73 | −$1.52 |
| Jan 25, 2010 | $74.90 | $72.18 | −$2.72 |
| Jan 26, 2010 | $74.67 | $72.63 | −$2.04 |
| Jan 27, 2010 | $73.64 | $72.75 | −$0.89 |
| Jan 28, 2010 | $73.62 | $70.65 | −$2.97 |
| Jan 29, 2010 | $72.85 | $71.20 | −$1.65 |
| Feb 1, 2010 | $74.41 | $71.58 | −$2.83 |
| Feb 2, 2010 | $77.21 | $73.94 | −$3.27 |
| Feb 3, 2010 | $76.96 | $75.77 | −$1.19 |
| Feb 4, 2010 | $73.13 | $71.30 | −$1.83 |
| Feb 5, 2010 | $71.15 | $70.11 | −$1.04 |
| Feb 8, 2010 | $71.87 | $69.62 | −$2.25 |
| Feb 9, 2010 | $73.71 | $70.40 | −$3.31 |
| Feb 10, 2010 | $74.48 | $70.40 | −$4.08 |
| Feb 11, 2010 | $75.23 | $72.35 | −$2.88 |
| Feb 12, 2010 | $74.11 | $71.49 | −$2.62 |
| Feb 16, 2010 | $76.98 | $74.82 | −$2.16 |
| Feb 17, 2010 | $77.27 | $74.89 | −$2.38 |
| Feb 18, 2010 | $78.97 | $76.61 | −$2.36 |
| Feb 19, 2010 | $79.77 | $76.88 | −$2.89 |
| Feb 22, 2010 | $80.04 | $76.95 | −$3.09 |
| Feb 23, 2010 | $78.61 | $76.44 | −$2.17 |
| Feb 24, 2010 | $79.75 | $77.00 | −$2.75 |
| Feb 25, 2010 | $77.99 | $74.38 | −$3.61 |
| Feb 26, 2010 | $79.72 | $76.36 | −$3.36 |
| Mar 1, 2010 | $78.71 | $76.07 | −$2.64 |
| Mar 2, 2010 | $79.62 | $77.50 | −$2.12 |
| Mar 3, 2010 | $80.91 | $78.66 | −$2.25 |
| Mar 4, 2010 | $80.21 | $77.88 | −$2.33 |
| Mar 5, 2010 | $81.50 | $79.20 | −$2.30 |
| Mar 8, 2010 | $81.85 | $78.94 | −$2.91 |
| Mar 9, 2010 | $81.50 | $78.77 | −$2.73 |
| Mar 10, 2010 | $82.07 | $80.29 | −$1.78 |
| Mar 11, 2010 | $82.10 | $79.44 | −$2.66 |
| Mar 12, 2010 | $81.26 | $79.38 | −$1.88 |
| Mar 15, 2010 | $79.79 | $77.08 | −$2.71 |
| Mar 16, 2010 | $81.75 | $79.45 | −$2.30 |
| Mar 17, 2010 | $82.93 | $80.28 | −$2.65 |
| Mar 18, 2010 | $82.16 | $80.09 | −$2.07 |
| Mar 19, 2010 | $80.58 | $78.37 | −$2.21 |
| Mar 22, 2010 | $81.26 | $78.09 | −$3.17 |
| Mar 23, 2010 | $81.68 | $79.17 | −$2.51 |
| Mar 24, 2010 | $80.29 | $78.03 | −$2.26 |
| Mar 25, 2010 | $80.25 | $78.64 | −$1.61 |
| Mar 26, 2010 | $79.75 | $77.98 | −$1.77 |
| Mar 29, 2010 | $81.92 | $79.89 | −$2.03 |
| Mar 30, 2010 | $82.14 | $79.46 | −$2.68 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | $83.45 | $80.37 | −$3.08 |
| Apr 1, 2010 | $84.53 | $82.63 | −$1.90 |
| Apr 5, 2010 | $86.36 | $84.48 | −$1.88 |
| Apr 6, 2010 | $86.54 | $85.05 | −$1.49 |
| Apr 7, 2010 | $85.64 | $84.49 | −$1.15 |
| Apr 8, 2010 | $85.17 | $82.63 | −$2.54 |
| Apr 9, 2010 | $84.60 | $82.77 | −$1.83 |
| Apr 12, 2010 | $84.07 | $85.21 | +$1.14 |
| Apr 13, 2010 | $83.80 | $83.44 | −$0.36 |
| Apr 14, 2010 | $85.62 | $85.81 | +$0.19 |
| Apr 15, 2010 | $85.25 | $86.90 | +$1.65 |
| Apr 16, 2010 | $82.97 | $84.81 | +$1.84 |
| Apr 19, 2010 | $81.52 | $83.09 | +$1.57 |
| Apr 20, 2010 | $82.98 | $84.73 | +$1.75 |
| Apr 21, 2010 | $82.78 | $84.55 | +$1.77 |
| Apr 22, 2010 | $82.89 | $84.58 | +$1.69 |
| Apr 23, 2010 | $84.34 | $86.09 | +$1.75 |
| Apr 26, 2010 | $84.20 | $86.72 | +$2.52 |
| Apr 27, 2010 | $82.43 | $85.59 | +$3.16 |
| Apr 28, 2010 | $83.22 | $84.59 | +$1.37 |
| Apr 29, 2010 | $85.17 | $86.82 | +$1.65 |
| Apr 30, 2010 | $86.07 | $86.19 | +$0.12 |
| May 3, 2010 | $86.19 | $88.09 | +$1.90 |
| May 4, 2010 | $82.73 | $85.39 | +$2.66 |
| May 5, 2010 | $80.00 | $82.31 | +$2.31 |
| May 6, 2010 | $77.18 | $80.21 | +$3.03 |
| May 7, 2010 | $75.10 | $76.48 | +$1.38 |
| May 10, 2010 | $76.89 | $78.08 | +$1.19 |
| May 11, 2010 | $76.37 | $79.00 | +$2.63 |
| May 12, 2010 | $75.65 | $78.70 | +$3.05 |
| May 13, 2010 | $74.38 | $79.41 | +$5.03 |
| May 14, 2010 | $71.61 | $76.43 | +$4.82 |
| May 17, 2010 | $70.08 | $73.87 | +$3.79 |
| May 18, 2010 | $69.38 | $75.12 | +$5.74 |
| May 19, 2010 | $69.91 | $71.86 | +$1.95 |
| May 20, 2010 | $68.28 | $69.56 | +$1.28 |
| May 21, 2010 | $68.03 | $70.45 | +$2.42 |
| May 24, 2010 | $68.23 | $69.62 | +$1.39 |
| May 25, 2010 | $64.78 | $67.18 | +$2.40 |
| May 26, 2010 | $71.52 | $70.59 | −$0.93 |
| May 27, 2010 | $74.56 | $73.56 | −$1.00 |
| May 28, 2010 | $74.00 | $73.00 | −$1.00 |
| Jun 1, 2010 | $72.70 | $73.08 | +$0.38 |
| Jun 2, 2010 | $72.88 | $72.78 | −$0.10 |
| Jun 3, 2010 | $74.62 | $73.12 | −$1.50 |
| Jun 4, 2010 | $71.43 | $71.84 | +$0.41 |
| Jun 7, 2010 | $71.55 | $71.09 | −$0.46 |
| Jun 8, 2010 | $71.88 | $71.43 | −$0.45 |
| Jun 9, 2010 | $74.38 | $73.68 | −$0.70 |
| Jun 10, 2010 | $75.48 | $74.33 | −$1.15 |
| Jun 11, 2010 | $73.89 | $73.28 | −$0.61 |
| Jun 14, 2010 | $74.99 | $75.11 | +$0.12 |
| Jun 15, 2010 | $76.84 | $75.29 | −$1.55 |
| Jun 16, 2010 | $77.67 | $76.12 | −$1.55 |
| Jun 17, 2010 | $76.82 | $77.52 | +$0.70 |
| Jun 18, 2010 | $77.18 | $77.05 | −$0.13 |
| Jun 21, 2010 | $77.84 | $78.53 | +$0.69 |
| Jun 22, 2010 | $77.15 | $78.08 | +$0.93 |
| Jun 23, 2010 | $75.90 | $75.22 | −$0.68 |
| Jun 24, 2010 | $75.96 | $75.17 | −$0.79 |
| Jun 25, 2010 | $78.45 | $76.21 | −$2.24 |
| Jun 28, 2010 | $78.26 | $76.66 | −$1.60 |
| Jun 29, 2010 | $75.93 | $74.21 | −$1.72 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | $75.59 | $74.94 | −$0.65 |
| Jul 1, 2010 | $72.95 | $71.73 | −$1.22 |
| Jul 2, 2010 | $72.06 | $71.75 | −$0.31 |
| Jul 6, 2010 | $71.96 | $73.08 | +$1.12 |
| Jul 7, 2010 | $74.05 | $72.97 | −$1.08 |
| Jul 8, 2010 | $75.46 | $74.56 | −$0.90 |
| Jul 9, 2010 | $76.08 | $75.20 | −$0.88 |
| Jul 12, 2010 | $74.93 | $74.35 | −$0.58 |
| Jul 13, 2010 | $77.16 | $76.45 | −$0.71 |
| Jul 14, 2010 | $77.02 | $76.63 | −$0.39 |
| Jul 15, 2010 | $76.67 | $75.52 | −$1.15 |
| Jul 16, 2010 | $75.96 | $75.55 | −$0.41 |
| Jul 19, 2010 | $76.53 | $76.29 | −$0.24 |
| Jul 20, 2010 | $77.32 | $76.31 | −$1.01 |
| Jul 21, 2010 | $76.27 | $75.75 | −$0.52 |
| Jul 22, 2010 | $79.01 | $77.59 | −$1.42 |
| Jul 23, 2010 | $78.68 | $77.27 | −$1.41 |
| Jul 26, 2010 | $78.93 | $77.90 | −$1.03 |
| Jul 27, 2010 | $77.46 | $75.52 | −$1.94 |
| Jul 28, 2010 | $77.06 | $76.66 | −$0.40 |
| Jul 29, 2010 | $78.30 | $78.60 | +$0.30 |
| Jul 30, 2010 | $78.85 | $77.50 | −$1.35 |
| Aug 2, 2010 | $81.25 | $81.93 | +$0.68 |
| Aug 3, 2010 | $82.52 | $83.60 | +$1.08 |
| Aug 4, 2010 | $82.49 | $83.76 | +$1.27 |
| Aug 5, 2010 | $82.00 | $82.90 | +$0.90 |
| Aug 6, 2010 | $80.67 | $81.28 | +$0.61 |
| Aug 9, 2010 | $81.46 | $81.54 | +$0.08 |
| Aug 10, 2010 | $80.24 | $79.89 | −$0.35 |
| Aug 11, 2010 | $78.09 | $77.83 | −$0.26 |
| Aug 12, 2010 | $75.68 | $76.63 | +$0.95 |
| Aug 13, 2010 | $75.39 | $75.14 | −$0.25 |
| Aug 16, 2010 | $75.17 | $74.56 | −$0.61 |
| Aug 17, 2010 | $75.76 | $76.74 | +$0.98 |
| Aug 18, 2010 | $75.39 | $75.10 | −$0.29 |
| Aug 19, 2010 | $74.45 | $74.84 | +$0.39 |
| Aug 20, 2010 | $73.45 | $73.48 | +$0.03 |
| Aug 23, 2010 | $72.71 | $73.08 | +$0.37 |
| Aug 24, 2010 | $71.24 | $70.61 | −$0.63 |
| Aug 25, 2010 | $72.07 | $70.74 | −$1.33 |
| Aug 26, 2010 | $73.36 | $74.50 | +$1.14 |
| Aug 27, 2010 | $75.17 | $75.16 | −$0.01 |
| Aug 30, 2010 | $74.69 | $76.05 | +$1.36 |
| Aug 31, 2010 | $71.93 | $75.51 | +$3.58 |
| Sep 1, 2010 | $73.97 | $75.53 | +$1.56 |
| Sep 2, 2010 | $74.99 | $74.93 | −$0.06 |
| Sep 3, 2010 | $74.52 | $75.03 | +$0.51 |
| Sep 7, 2010 | $73.98 | $75.78 | +$1.80 |
| Sep 8, 2010 | $74.65 | $77.48 | +$2.83 |
| Sep 9, 2010 | $74.25 | $77.87 | +$3.62 |
| Sep 10, 2010 | $76.40 | $77.54 | +$1.14 |
| Sep 13, 2010 | $77.17 | $78.52 | +$1.35 |
| Sep 14, 2010 | $76.78 | $78.89 | +$2.11 |
| Sep 15, 2010 | $75.92 | $78.46 | +$2.54 |
| Sep 16, 2010 | $74.58 | $78.89 | +$4.31 |
| Sep 17, 2010 | $73.63 | $77.43 | +$3.80 |
| Sep 20, 2010 | $74.81 | $79.42 | +$4.61 |
| Sep 21, 2010 | $72.96 | $78.76 | +$5.80 |
| Sep 22, 2010 | $72.98 | $77.29 | +$4.31 |
| Sep 23, 2010 | $73.40 | $77.69 | +$4.29 |
| Sep 24, 2010 | $74.63 | $78.73 | +$4.10 |
| Sep 27, 2010 | $76.51 | $77.71 | +$1.20 |
| Sep 28, 2010 | $76.15 | $79.14 | +$2.99 |
| Sep 29, 2010 | $77.85 | $78.79 | +$0.94 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | $79.95 | $80.77 | +$0.82 |
| Oct 1, 2010 | $81.57 | $82.69 | +$1.12 |
| Oct 4, 2010 | $81.43 | $83.42 | +$1.99 |
| Oct 5, 2010 | $82.83 | $83.35 | +$0.52 |
| Oct 6, 2010 | $83.21 | $85.01 | +$1.80 |
| Oct 7, 2010 | $81.34 | $83.67 | +$2.33 |
| Oct 8, 2010 | $82.66 | $83.88 | +$1.22 |
| Oct 11, 2010 | $82.18 | $83.08 | +$0.90 |
| Oct 12, 2010 | $81.67 | $82.99 | +$1.32 |
| Oct 13, 2010 | $83.03 | $84.01 | +$0.98 |
| Oct 14, 2010 | $82.71 | $83.55 | +$0.84 |
| Oct 15, 2010 | $81.23 | $81.94 | +$0.71 |
| Oct 18, 2010 | $83.06 | $82.30 | −$0.76 |
| Oct 19, 2010 | $79.57 | $81.12 | +$1.55 |
| Oct 20, 2010 | $81.93 | $81.68 | −$0.25 |
| Oct 21, 2010 | $80.03 | $81.28 | +$1.25 |
| Oct 22, 2010 | $81.15 | $80.75 | −$0.40 |
| Oct 25, 2010 | $82.00 | $81.91 | −$0.09 |
| Oct 26, 2010 | $82.60 | $82.62 | +$0.02 |
| Oct 27, 2010 | $81.90 | $81.27 | −$0.63 |
| Oct 28, 2010 | $82.20 | $82.97 | +$0.77 |
| Oct 29, 2010 | $81.45 | $82.47 | +$1.02 |
| Nov 1, 2010 | $82.94 | $84.06 | +$1.12 |
| Nov 2, 2010 | $83.91 | $84.71 | +$0.80 |
| Nov 3, 2010 | $84.45 | $85.33 | +$0.88 |
| Nov 4, 2010 | $86.49 | $86.83 | +$0.34 |
| Nov 5, 2010 | $86.85 | $87.05 | +$0.20 |
| Nov 8, 2010 | $87.07 | $87.15 | +$0.08 |
| Nov 9, 2010 | $87.04 | $87.93 | +$0.89 |
| Nov 10, 2010 | $87.77 | $87.92 | +$0.15 |
| Nov 11, 2010 | $87.77 | $88.08 | +$0.31 |
| Nov 12, 2010 | $84.89 | $86.07 | +$1.18 |
| Nov 15, 2010 | $84.88 | $85.49 | +$0.61 |
| Nov 16, 2010 | $82.33 | $83.98 | +$1.65 |
| Nov 17, 2010 | $80.43 | $83.36 | +$2.93 |
| Nov 18, 2010 | $81.88 | $83.70 | +$1.82 |
| Nov 19, 2010 | $81.65 | $83.17 | +$1.52 |
| Nov 22, 2010 | $81.24 | $82.34 | +$1.10 |
| Nov 23, 2010 | $80.79 | $82.37 | +$1.58 |
| Nov 24, 2010 | $83.21 | $84.53 | +$1.32 |
| Nov 26, 2010 | $83.87 | $84.78 | +$0.91 |
| Nov 29, 2010 | $85.73 | $85.90 | +$0.17 |
| Nov 30, 2010 | $84.12 | $86.02 | +$1.90 |
| Dec 1, 2010 | $86.75 | $88.56 | +$1.81 |
| Dec 2, 2010 | $87.98 | $89.37 | +$1.39 |
| Dec 3, 2010 | $89.18 | $90.65 | +$1.47 |
| Dec 6, 2010 | $89.33 | $91.25 | +$1.92 |
| Dec 7, 2010 | $88.69 | $90.78 | +$2.09 |
| Dec 8, 2010 | $88.30 | $89.74 | +$1.44 |
| Dec 9, 2010 | $88.35 | $89.93 | +$1.58 |
| Dec 10, 2010 | $87.81 | $89.54 | +$1.73 |
| Dec 13, 2010 | $88.62 | $90.40 | +$1.78 |
| Dec 14, 2010 | $88.33 | $90.63 | +$2.30 |
| Dec 15, 2010 | $88.66 | $91.33 | +$2.67 |
| Dec 16, 2010 | $87.71 | $91.09 | +$3.38 |
| Dec 17, 2010 | $88.02 | $91.11 | +$3.09 |
| Dec 20, 2010 | $88.68 | $91.31 | +$2.63 |
| Dec 21, 2010 | $89.30 | $93.11 | +$3.81 |
| Dec 22, 2010 | $89.83 | $93.55 | +$3.72 |
| Dec 23, 2010 | $90.84 | $93.63 | +$2.79 |
| Dec 27, 2010 | $90.99 | $93.08 | +$2.09 |
| Dec 28, 2010 | $91.48 | $93.52 | +$2.04 |
| Dec 29, 2010 | $91.13 | $93.52 | +$2.39 |
| Dec 30, 2010 | $89.85 | $92.50 | +$2.65 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | $91.38 | $93.23 | +$1.85 |
“—” means EIA published no price for that benchmark on that date.
Source and methodology
| Provider | Series | Units | Coverage | Latest observation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Energy Information Administration | RWTC — WTI spot price FOB | $/bbl | Jan 4, 2010 – Dec 31, 2010 | Dec 31, 2010 |
| U.S. Energy Information Administration | RBRTE — Brent spot price FOB | $/bbl | Jan 4, 2010 – Dec 31, 2010 | Dec 31, 2010 |
| U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | CUUR0000SA0 — CPI-U, all items, NSA | index, 1982–84=100 | monthly and annual average | September 2026 |
Inflation adjustment: real = nominal × CPI-U(September 2026) ÷ CPI-U(period). Annual figures use the BLS annual average CPI-U; a year without one uses the mean of the months published so far.
Last updated: Oct 21, 2026, 5:27 PM CDT. Raw values are shown in source units; any conversion is labeled. See methodology and data sources.
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