WORLD OIL CENTRE
Research desk

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Interpretation second.

A curated starting point for oil-market research, with publication context and clear limits. Reviewed 12 November 2026; this is not a live news feed.

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Why crude prices move

The EIA explains that crude quality creates price differences and that disruptions can affect prices when supply and demand respond slowly. Read this as a framework for asking better questions, rather than an explanation of today’s market.

EIA: What drives crude oil prices
Forecast / 17 June 2025

Taking a medium-term view

The IEA’s Oil 2025 considers supply, demand, refining and trade to 2030. This is a dated forecast vintage, not a current forecast or an observed outcome. We link to the report without reproducing its datasets.

IEA: Oil 2025
Industry development / 24 March 2026

Putting freight beside the barrel

Argus announced its Crude Tanker Index as a dollars-per-barrel measure of crude shipping costs. The planning implication is simple: make freight a visible assumption when comparing delivered costs. Our tool does not use or reproduce the index.

Argus: Crude Tanker Index launch

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