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Price of Brent oil surpasses $85 per barrel on London’s ICE first since August 4
Brent crude oil futures for October delivery exceeded $85 per barrel on London's ICE on August 10, the first time since August 4, according to trade data. Prices were up 1.9% at $85.14 a barrel, while WTI also gained.
Brent crude oil futures for October delivery surpassed $85 per barrel on London's Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) on August 10, marking the first time the benchmark has traded above that level since August 4, according to trading data cited by TASS. As of 1:54 p.m. Moscow time (10:54 a.m. GMT), Brent was up 1.9% at $85.14 a barrel.
Coverage comparison
Reporting from TASS focused on the intraday price movements of both Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures. The outlet's August 10 dispatch highlighted the breach of the $85 threshold, while an earlier report from August 6 detailed a sharp rise in Brent prices of more than 3%, reaching $81.83 per barrel by 6:22 p.m. Moscow time and accelerating to $81.91 per barrel by 6:35 p.m. Moscow time. Neither report offered explicit causal attribution for the price moves; both framed the changes as market activity based on trading data.
Key claims
On August 10, Brent crude futures for October 2026 delivery rose above $85 per barrel on London's ICE, the first time since August 4, according to trade data. As of 1:54 p.m. Moscow time, Brent was up 1.9% at $85.14 a barrel; by 2:21 p.m. Moscow time, the price had eased to $84.69, up 1.36%.
WTI crude oil futures for September 2026 delivery were up 1.45% at $79.31 per barrel as of 2:21 p.m. Moscow time on August 10.
On August 6, Brent crude futures for October delivery rose by more than 3% on London's ICE, reaching $81.83 per barrel at 6:22 p.m. Moscow time and later climbing to $81.91 per barrel, up 3.1%.
WTI crude oil futures for September delivery on August 6 rose by 2.5% to $77.1 per barrel.
How this outlet told it
TASS — English
Framing: Neutral, focusing on current prices — Informative
Facts Included:
Brent crude oil price exceeded $85 per barrel
Brent price was up by 1.9% at $85.14 a barrel
Price of Brent was up by 1.36% at $84.69 per barrel
WTI crude oil price was up by 1.45% at $79.31 per barrel
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ClaimThe price of futures contracts of Brent crude oil for October 2026 delivery exceeded $85 per barrel on London’s ICE.