WORLD OIL CENTRE
A clearer view of global oil

Oil markets.
Connected
perspectives.

Understand the benchmarks. Follow the physical supply chain. Bring your assumptions into focus.

Explore oil marketsOpen cargo planner

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH & PLANNING CONCEPT

01 / UNDERSTANDFrom crude grades to global markets02 / EXPLOREResearch with source context03 / PLANBuild a transparent cargo scenario
Markets in perspective

One industry.
Many moving parts.

Oil is a physical market as well as a financial one. Grade, location, timing and transport all shape how a barrel is understood.

01 / Benchmarks

Start with the reference.

Explore Brent, WTI and Dubai/Oman, and why a benchmark is only the beginning of a cargo’s price.

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02 / Physical flows

Follow the barrel.

Connect production, shipping, storage and refining to understand where constraints can appear.

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03 / Market context

Look beyond the headline.

Separate reported evidence from forecasts, assumptions and the questions that need further research.

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The cargo scenario planner

Every assumption.
Out in the open.

Change the reference price, grade differential, freight and volume. See how each input affects a simplified delivered-cost estimate.

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ILLUSTRATIVE INPUTS · USD / BARREL
Reference price$75.00
Grade differential−$2.00
Freight + other costs+$3.50
Delivered estimate$76.50
Editable assumptions. No live prices or trading signals.
Research & context

Know the source.
Understand the limits.

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01Price formation

Why crude quality, disruptions and short-term supply constraints matter. EIA explainer

02The longer view

Supply, demand, refining and trade through a medium-term lens. IEA Oil 2025

03Freight economics

Why the cost of moving crude belongs beside the price of the barrel. Research note

An interconnected ecosystem

Find the right
starting point.

Discover public agencies and specialist information providers by their role in the oil market.

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Evidence before interpretation.

World Oil Centre brings explainers, original planning tools and links to primary sources into one coherent starting point.

This is an independent platform concept. It does not supply oil, execute trades or provide live benchmark data. Listed organisations are reference sources, not partners.