Oil Prices
Oil Prices
Oil Prices
Daily spot price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil, priced in USD per barrel at the Cushing, Oklahoma delivery point — the benchmark for US crude oil pricing. Each record returns a single value field alongside commodity metadata including benchmark name, location, and unit. Additional commodities may be added to this endpoint over time, selectable via the key parameter.
Fields: value · commodity · benchmark · unit · location · date
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Use Cases
Energy sector equity analysis, oil & gas company valuation inputs, inflation and macro backdrop context, commodity-driven cost modeling (airlines, chemicals, industrials), cross-asset correlation analysis, alert rule triggers on price thresholds, regime analysis (supply shock identification), and input cost monitoring for earnings models.
Highlights
The COMMODITIES dataset delivers the WTI crude oil spot price — the most widely referenced benchmark for US energy markets — in a clean, daily-refresh API call. Priced in USD per barrel at Cushing, Oklahoma, it provides the essential input for energy sector analysis, macro inflation context, and input cost modeling across a wide range of industries sensitive to oil price movements.
Provider
Methods
https://api.blueskyapi.com/v1/data/CORE/BASIC_COMMODITIEShttps://api.blueskyapi.com/v1/data/CORE/BASIC_COMMODITIES/:commodity
Time Series Query Parameters
You can use any time series query parameters with this dataset.
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Response Attributes
| Key | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| benchmark | string, null | |
commodity* key | string | |
date* index | string | |
| location | string, null | |
| unit | string, null | |
| value | number, null |
* required
| Field | Type | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| date | string | YYYY-MM-DD | Observation date (daily, weekdays only) |
| country | string | — | Country code (e.g. US) |
| commodity | string | — | Commodity name (e.g. crudeOil) |
| benchmark | string | — | Pricing benchmark (e.g. WTI) |
| location | string | — | Delivery point (e.g. Cushing, Oklahoma) |
| value | float | USD per barrel | Spot price |
| unit | string | — | Unit descriptor (e.g. usdPerBarrel) |
| id | string | — | Dataset identifier (COMMODITIES) |
| key | string | — | Partition key (e.g. crudeOil) |
| subkey | string | — | Sub-partition key (empty) |
| updated | float | Unix ms | Timestamp of last data refresh |
Disclaimer
Crude oil spot price data is sourced from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) via the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED). This data is provided for informational purposes only and is subject to the terms of use of the respective data providers. Blue-Sky Data Platform LLC makes no representations as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the data and accepts no liability for decisions made in reliance upon it. Users are responsible for ensuring their use of this data complies with applicable provider terms and licensing requirements.
Attribution
Crude oil spot price data: US Energy Information Administration (EIA) via the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED). WTI benchmark priced at Cushing, Oklahoma.