The price of oil has not been above 100 dollars a barrel for more than a week.
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The Rob Carson ShowSep 7, 2026
As of the claim date (2026-09-07), the sources indicate Brent had not settled above $100 for more than a week: the AP report says Brent's last settlement above $100 before September 9 was a single day in late July, and Brent first climbed past $100 again on September 9.
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What was said
… below four dollars here, and I think that's pretty remarkable, that we've been able to wage a military conflict so incredibly successfully, with so few casualties and so much damage to an evil regime, and still keep oil largely under 100 dollars a barrel. I think, I don't think it's been above 100 dollars a barrel for more than a week. That's pretty remarkable, and it sounds like with this Venezuela deal it's going to come down even further. It has to, right? It has to. But you're right, the naysayers thought there'd be an enormous increase in the price of oil because of this war. …
The Rob Carson Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The AP report on the September 9 spike says Brent climbed 'into triple digits for the first time since July' and that its last settlement above $100 was for a single day in late July.[1]
Supports. The AP report says prices had stayed above $90 since the end of August, so the early-September price was roughly in the $90s, not sustained above $100.[1]
Supports. IEA data show Brent averaged $91 in August and only surged to $113.48 on September 9, after the claim date, consistent with prices below $100 in the week before September 7.[2]
Context. Sources from mid-September through October show Brent and WTI above $100 for extended periods, including a September average of $114 for Brent, so the claim is only true for the period up to September 7 and not for later weeks.[3][4][5]
Context. The claim's wording is a present-perfect hedge from a podcast post; the sources do not give a daily settlement price for September 7 itself, so the grade rests on indirect evidence.[1][2]
Sources
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- 1Oil surges past $100 a barrel as US and Iran launch new attackswbrz.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 2Oil Market Report - September 2026 – Analysis - IEAiea.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 3IEA Warns Oil Markets Will Remain Disrupted Despite Recovery in ...ecofinagency.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 4Third-Quarter Oil Profits Climb From Beijing to Houston on ...morningstar.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Oil Prices in 2026: How Are WTI Crude and Brent Crude Performing So Far This Year? | J.P. Morganjpmorgan.com · not rated · cited for: context
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