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Crude Oil WTI

69.97 USD/bbl 0.69 (1%) (Last updated - March 02, 2025 11:51 PM UTC )
Day High
90.75
Day Low
87.03
Previous Close
88.47
52 Week Range
61.56 - 130.5
Change YTD
-10.59%

About

Performance USD/oz Change
5 Day 3.95%
1 Month -7.37%
3 Months -14.22%
6 Months -14.34%
52 Week -10.59%

March 02, 2025 11:51 PM UTC

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It was in the early part of the 20th century when oil started to replace coal as the main form of fuel. Sooner steam engines were replaced by internal combustion engines, and crude oil gained the status of the most vital fuel among all energy sources. Billions of dollars started flowing in projects worldwide to discover the next big reserves.

Crude oil is a naturally occurring yellow-to-black flammable liquid hydrocarbon substance found beneath the Earth’s surface. These liquid hydrocarbons are formed due to the constant accumulation of organic substances over millions of years in geological ‘kitchen’ in subsurface structures. The sediments are subjected to heat and pressure by overlying rocks and gradually convert the organic sediments into crude oil. The process is referred to as ‘cooking’ by petroleum geologists, and the type of cooking decides the final product, be it natural gas, crude oil or coal.

Crude oil has been the centre of geopolitics for many decades now. It is one of the most traded commodities around the world, but there are very few producers. Almost 40% of the global supply is produced by a handful of nations from the OPEC+ pack. The United States, Canada, China, and few African countries are the major producers outside OPEC+.

Crude oil prices are highly volatile, and trends could reverse overnight. Some of the major factors influencing the price of crude oil are:

  1. Demand and supply
  2. U.S stockpile data
  3. OPEC+ policies
  4. War and conflict in the Middle East or OPEC+ countries
  5. Geopolitics
  6. Policy shift of major oil-consuming countries
Code Company Price Chg %Chg High Low Volume Market Cap
88E 88 Energy Ltd 0.001 -0.001 -50.000 0.002 0.001 1898030 28.934 M
ADX Adx Energy Ltd 0.023 -0.002 -8.000 0.025 0.023 589051 13.805 M
AFA ASF Group Ltd 0.005 0.000 0.000 0.005 0.005 -- 3.962 M
ATS Australis Oil & Gas Ltd 0.010 0.000 0.000 0.010 0.010 -- 13.005 M
AXP AXP Energy Limited 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 20408 6.575 M
BAS Bass Strait Oil Co Ltd 0.053 0.000 0.000 0.054 0.052 424038 15.395 M
BHP BHP Group Limited 39.600 0.560 1.434 39.690 38.920 6209766 202,702.684 M
BLU Blue Energy Ltd 0.009 0.002 28.571 0.009 0.007 1828459 12.957 M
BNL Blue Star Helium Ltd 0.007 0.000 0.000 0.008 0.007 11770863 16.169 M
BPT Beach Energy Ltd 1.435 0.040 2.867 1.435 1.392 4998912 2,828.849 M
BRU Buru Energy Ltd 0.037 -0.003 -7.500 0.040 0.037 46144 28.838 M
BUY Bounty Oil and Gas NL 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.002 50772 4.684 M
CEL Challenger Gold Limited 0.055 0.000 0.000 0.057 0.055 676072 94.513 M
CVN Carnarvon Petroleum Ltd 0.115 -0.005 -4.167 0.117 0.115 506893 205.745 M
DOW Downer Edi Ltd 5.500 -0.030 -0.543 5.590 5.410 891284 3,794.393 M
EEG Empire Energy Group Ltd 0.185 0.000 0.000 0.190 0.185 362335 193.287 M
EMP Emperor Energy Ltd 0.034 0.001 3.030 0.034 0.032 798644 22.734 M
EXR Elixir Petroleum Ltd 0.033 0.001 3.125 0.034 0.033 3281210 44.681 M
FAR FAR Ltd 0.500 -0.010 -1.961 0.510 0.500 33691 46.205 M
FME Future Metals NL 0.014 0.001 7.692 0.014 0.014 20005 7.476 M
FZR Fitzroy River Corporation Ltd 0.125 0.000 0.000 0.125 0.125 -- 13.494 M
GGE Grand Gulf Energy Ltd 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.002 2492527 4.901 M
GGX Gas2grid Ltd 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 -- 4.089 M
GLL Galilee Energy Ltd 0.008 0.001 14.286 0.008 0.007 129566 3.900 M
GRV Greenvale Energy Ltd 0.076 -0.006 -7.317 0.082 0.069 948533 39.924 M
HCD Hydrocarbon Dynamics Ltd 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.003 -- 3.234 M
HHR Hartshead Resources NL 0.006 0.000 0.000 0.006 0.006 100000 16.852 M
HZN Horizon Oil Ltd 0.205 0.005 2.500 0.205 0.200 537380 316.934 M
ICN Icon Energy Ltd 0.006 0.000 0.000 0.006 0.006 -- 4.608 M
JPR Jupiter Energy Ltd 0.030 0.000 0.000 0.030 0.030 21668 38.262 M
KAR Karoon Energy Ltd 1.570 0.035 2.280 1.590 1.532 4291211 1,044.322 M
KEY Key Petroleum Ltd 0.055 0.000 0.000 0.055 0.050 104221 1.234 M
LIO Lion Energy Ltd 0.013 0.000 0.000 0.013 0.013 67558 5.878 M
LKO Lakes Oil NL 1.000 0.000 0.000 1.000 1.000 -- 0.059 M
MAY Melbana Energy Ltd 0.030 0.000 0.000 0.030 0.028 1879433 97.736 M
MEC Morphic Ethical Equities Fund Ltd 1.040 -0.010 -0.952 1.055 1.040 41106 37.274 M
MEL Metgasco 0.003 -0.001 -25.000 0.004 0.003 48100 5.830 M
ODY Odyssey Energy Ltd 0.021 0.001 5.000 0.021 0.021 388281 18.876 M
OEL Otto Energy Ltd 0.011 0.001 10.000 0.011 0.010 100162 52.745 M
ORG Origin Energy Ltd 10.970 0.030 0.274 11.060 10.805 3656971 19,062.227 M
PCL Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL 0.016 0.000 0.000 0.016 0.016 1319030 130.185 M
PH2 Pure Hydrogen Corporation Ltd 0.083 0.005 6.410 0.083 0.076 459151 29.966 M
PRM Prominence Energy NL 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.003 -- 1.168 M
PVE PO Valley Energy Ltd 0.039 0.001 2.632 0.040 0.039 59441 45.199 M
QEM QEM Ltd 0.062 -0.005 -7.463 0.062 0.062 63111 12.595 M
ROG Red Sky Energy Ltd 0.006 0.000 0.000 0.006 0.006 907874 32.533 M
SHE Stonehorse Energy Ltd 0.006 0.000 0.000 0.006 0.006 43500 4.107 M
STO Santos Ltd 6.660 0.120 1.835 6.680 6.500 7039044 21,857.493 M
STX Strike Energy Ltd 0.185 0.000 0.000 0.190 0.185 2165068 544.711 M
TDO 3D Energi Limited 0.098 0.000 0.000 0.105 0.097 965486 33.347 M
TEG Triangle Energy Global Ltd 0.005 0.000 0.000 0.005 0.005 663589 10.446 M
TMK TMK Energy Ltd 0.003 -0.001 -14.286 0.003 0.003 4977392 27.977 M
TOU Tlou Energy Ltd 0.016 0.002 14.286 0.016 0.016 22743 19.479 M
VEA Viva Energy Group Ltd 1.780 0.055 3.188 1.790 1.710 7412997 4,034.869 M
VEN Vintage Energy Ltd 0.003 -0.001 -25.000 0.004 0.003 2470000 5.009 M
WEL Winchester Energy Ltd 0.001 -0.001 -33.333 0.001 0.001 182 1.363 M
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Frequently Asked Questions

Pricing of crude oil depends on several factors, including demand, supply and quality of crude oil. Two of the most important quality parameters of crude oil are its specific gravity and sulphur content. Specific gravity is relative density with respect to water. Low density and low-sulphur content crude oil fetches higher prices in the market. Higher sulphur content increases the risk of corrosion of the piping and equipment through which it is passed during the refining process.

Brent and WTI crude oil are used as benchmarks to rate the quality of crude oil produced from other countries or regions and are priced accordingly. Brent and WTI crude oil have a sulphur content of less than 0.5% and API (American Petroleum Institute) gravity of less than 40.

API Gravity = 141.5/ (S.G at 600)– 131.5

S.G is the specific gravity of crude oil

The oil produced in any region is priced according to its API gravity and sulphur content with respect to benchmark crude oil.

Oil prices are driven by the demand and supply variables in the market. Traders go for future contracts to hedge their crude oil purchases/investments. Oil futures are derivative instruments that can be traded on exchanges and are often used by traders and oil companies to keep them safe from a sudden spike in prices.

Oil futures are like any other futures contract, traders agree to take the delivery of crude oil on a fixed date in exchange for a set contract price. The positions could be sold out at any time before the expiry date of the contract. If it is not squared off, then the buyer of the contract has to take the delivery of crude oil.

Crude oil is traded in physical quantities in the ‘spot market’ in near-term delivery contracts. The prices in the spot market are highly volatile as they are traded for a short term. In the spot market, mostly refiners and traders who deal in crude oil trade as they can take the physical delivery.

The payment terms and prices depend on the factors such as currency and relationships between countries. The countries which are in good books fetch favourable prices of their crude oil than the countries whose assets are under the control of extremists.

1. Paint industry – petroleum and its derivatives are used as raw materials for the industry.

2. Tyres - petroleum and its derivatives are used as raw materials in the manufacturing of tyres.

3. Aviation industry – Costlier crude oil will lead to price rise in jet fuels.

4. Auto – Higher fuel prices may negatively impact the sales.

5. Cement industry- Uses petroleum products in very little quantity, however, the cost of shipping the final products is heavily influenced by the crude oil prices.

The United States of America was the largest crude oil producer in the year 2020. The USA produced 17.62 million barrels of crude oil every day on an average in the year 2020. Russia secured the second position with 10.6 million barrels/ day followed by Saudi Arabia with 9.2 million barrels/day. However, when it comes to reserves, Venezuela holds the worlds’ largest known reserve, estimated at around 3 billion barrels of crude oil. This is around 18% of the total world’s reserve.

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