油价飙升，四年来最高值。

2022年3月到6月，极高油价维持了三个月。看看这次波斯军事行动会让100+的油价持续多久。

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Here is a summary of oil prices (WTI crude) since April 2022. I’ll show the overall trend and key levels so you can quickly see how the market evolved.

1. Starting point: Spring 2022 (very high prices)
• March–June 2022: about $100–$120 per barrel
• Peak in 2022 reached roughly $123–$130 after the Russia–Ukraine war began. 

This was one of the highest oil price periods since 2008.

2. Late 2022 – Prices start falling
• Late 2022: mostly $75–$90
• 2022 average: about $94–$95 per barrel. 

Drivers:
• recession fears
• U.S. strategic petroleum reserve releases
• slowing global demand

3. 2023 – Stabilization
• Range: roughly $65–$85
• Average: about $75–$78 per barrel. 

Key influences:
• OPEC+ production cuts
• weaker global growth

4. 2024 – Sideways market
• Range: about $70–$80
• Average: about $75–$76. 

Demand growth slowed but supply stayed controlled.

5. 2025 – Lower prices
• Average: about $64–$65 per barrel. 

Reasons:
• stronger supply
• weaker economic demand expectations

6. 2026 – Recent spike

Recent news shows oil jumping above $100 again due to geopolitical conflict in the Middle East disrupting supply routes. 

✅ Simple timeline

Period Typical WTI Price
Apr–Jun 2022 $100–120
Late 2022 $75–90
2023 $65–85
2024 $70–80
2025 $55–70
2026 (recent spike) ~$100+

💡 Big picture since April 2022
1. 2022: war shock → very high prices
2. 2023–2024: normalization around ~$70–80
3. 2025: weaker demand → ~$60s
4. 2026: geopolitical shock → spike again