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Oil Prices Swooned 20% in June. Here’s What Energy Investors Need to Know.

Oil prices tumbled last month as the industry found workarounds for the Strait of Hormuz closure.

Oil Prices Swooned 20% in June. Here’s What Energy Investors Need to Know.

Published July 1, 2026 · Category: Finance

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Crude oil prices cooled off considerably in June. WTI, the primary U.S. oil price benchmark, slumped 20% for the month, closing at $69.50 per barrel. Meanwhile, Brent, the global benchmark, tumbled nearly 25%, closing at just below $73 per barrel. Both oil benchmarks are down more than 30% over the past quarter, their worst three-month period since 2020.

Here’s a look at what fueled the June swoon in crude oil prices and what it means for energy stocks.

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