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Your Daily Energy Report for August 20, 2026

Posted on 2026-08-20

Crude Oil

Crude Oil futures for September settled up $2.00 or 2.33% at $87.83. Oil prices continued their upward trajectory on Thursday, hitting its highest mark since July 24 following newly announced economic measures targeting Iran by President Donald Trump. 

 

​​​​​Natural Gas

Natural Gas futures for September settled down -$.081 or -2.878% at $2.733. Natural gas prices retreated today, easing from near four-week highs as market participants balanced persistent high summer temperatures against healthy storage reserves.

 

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