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- 1. Fetch datapackage.json to inspect schema and resources
- 2. Download data resources listed in datapackage.json
- 3. Read README.md for full context
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Data Files
Explore with AIbrent-daily
| Field | Type | Format | Description | DecimalChar | GroupChar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | date | %Y-%m-%d | Observation date in YYYY-MM-DD format. | ||
| Price | number | default | Spot price in US dollars per barrel (FOB). | . |
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- Europe Brent crude oil spot price, daily observations, in USD per barrel (FOB). Data start: May 1987.
- Last updated
- 7 May 2026
- Total rows
- ...
- Format
- CSV
- File size
- 177 kB
brent-week
| Field | Type | Format | Description | DecimalChar | GroupChar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | date | %Y-%m-%d | End-of-week date (Friday) in YYYY-MM-DD format. | ||
| Price | number | default | Spot price in US dollars per barrel (FOB). | . |
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- Europe Brent crude oil spot price, weekly averages, in USD per barrel (FOB). The Date is the Friday ending each week. Data start: May 1987.
- Last updated
- 7 May 2026
- Total rows
- ...
- Format
- CSV
- File size
- 36.6 kB
brent-month
| Field | Type | Format | Description | DecimalChar | GroupChar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | date | %Y-%m-%d | Reported as the 15th of the month in YYYY-MM-DD format; represents the monthly average period. | ||
| Price | number | default | Spot price in US dollars per barrel (FOB). | . |
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- Europe Brent crude oil spot price, monthly averages, in USD per barrel (FOB). The Date is reported as the 15th of each month. Data start: May 1987.
- Last updated
- 7 May 2026
- Total rows
- ...
- Format
- CSV
- File size
- 8.44 kB
brent-year
| Field | Type | Format | Description | DecimalChar | GroupChar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | date | %Y-%m-%d | Reported as June 30 of the year in YYYY-MM-DD format; represents the annual average period. | ||
| Price | number | default | Spot price in US dollars per barrel (FOB). | . |
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- Europe Brent crude oil spot price, annual averages, in USD per barrel (FOB). The Date is reported as June 30 of each year. Data start: 1987.
- Last updated
- 8 April 2026
- Total rows
- ...
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- CSV
- File size
- 716 B
wti-daily
| Field | Type | Format | Description | DecimalChar | GroupChar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | date | %Y-%m-%d | Observation date in YYYY-MM-DD format. | ||
| Price | number | default | Spot price in US dollars per barrel (FOB). | . |
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- WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude oil spot price at Cushing, OK, daily observations, in USD per barrel (FOB). Data start: January 1986.
- Last updated
- 7 May 2026
- Total rows
- ...
- Format
- CSV
- File size
- 182 kB
About this dataset
Europe Brent and WTI (Western Texas Intermediate) Spot Prices (Annual/ Monthly/ Weekly/ Daily) from EIA U.S. (Energy Information Administration).
Data
This series is available through the EIA open data API
- Europe Brent Spot Price FOB (Dollars per Barrel) - From 20 May 1987 till today
- Cushing, OK WTI Spot Price FOB (Dollars per Barrel) - From 02 January 1986 till today
Date conventions
The date field follows different conventions depending on granularity:
- Daily: the exact observation date.
- Weekly: the Friday ending the week.
- Monthly: the 15th of the month (e.g.
1987-05-15represents the May 1987 average). - Annual: June 30 of the year (e.g.
1987-06-30represents the 1987 annual average).
Definitions
Brent
A blended crude stream produced in the North Sea region which serves as a reference or "marker" for pricing a number of other crude streams.
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West Texas Intermediate (WTI - Cushing)
A crude stream produced in Texas and southern Oklahoma which serves as a reference or "marker" for pricing a number of other crude streams and which is traded in the domestic spot market at Cushing, Oklahoma.
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Preparation
You will need Python 3.6 or greater and dataflows library to run the script
To update the data run the process script locally:
# Install dataflows
pip install dataflows
# Run the script
python oil_prices_flow.py
License
U.S. government publications are in the public domain and are not subject to copyright protection. You may use and/or distribute any of our data, files, databases, reports, graphs, charts, and other information products that are on our website or that you receive through our email distribution service. However, if you use or reproduce any of our information products, you should use an acknowledgment, which includes the publication date, such as: "Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Oct 2008)."
You may find further information here
Additional work
All the additional work made to build this Data Package is made available under the Public Domain Dedication and License v1.0 whose full text can be found at: http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/