Crude oil prices and EM currency pressure
When Brent surges, net-importer currencies slide while exporters sometimes benefit; track crude, USD, and EM FX together.
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Energy in charts: September 2026
01 / Diesel and crude
Why diesel rose faster than crude: the spread in one chart
A dated ULSD–WTI crack-spread chart, the calculation behind it, and downloadable data for your own energy report.
02 / Fuel costs
What the diesel price jump adds to a fuel surcharge
Translate the September diesel increase into an illustrative cost per 1,000 miles, with a transparent formula and downloadable data.
03 / European gas
European gas prices: the climb into September, charted
Follow OPA’s Dutch TTF reference in EUR/MWh from June to September, with a dated chart, downloadable history and reproducible Python example.
Directional Volatility in Commodity Markets
Explains how volatility flows between oil, gas, and gold—identifying net senders/receivers, models, and data setup for analysis.
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Gas CCS Buildout: Case Study Guide
Checklist to evaluate gas CCS projects: map source-to-sink, timelines, $/tCO2 costs, and KPIs for capture, transport, and storage.
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Can Gas Networks Meet Decarbonization Goals?
Gas networks can aid decarbonization only in a shrinking role if methane leaks stay very low and assets are right‑sized.
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ETRM Software: Features, Costs, Use Cases
Compare seven ETRM/CTRM platforms by trading coverage, cost, deployment, and team fit to choose the right energy trading system.
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Excel Add-In for Oil Prices - Setup Checklist
Checklist to configure an Excel add-in for Brent and WTI: secure API keys, choose symbols, set refreshes, log errors, and block stale exports.
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How to Convert Oil Prices Between Currencies Correctly
Timing and order matter: convert USD oil quotes to the right unit, use the matching FX timestamp, and round only once for correct local prices.
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Commodity Price Alerts: Email vs SMS vs Webhook (When to Use Each)
Email for context, SMS for urgent human response, webhook for automated near-real-time action; weigh polling vs event-driven checks.
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How to Add Live Fuel Prices to a WordPress Site
Fetch fuel prices server-side with PHP, hide your API key, cache results 24 hours, and display them via shortcode or template.
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Gasoline (RBOB) Price Data for Developers
Use RBOB (USD/gal) in apps: GASOLINE_USD feed, UTC timestamps, backend caching, and modeling local retail spreads.
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EU Carbon Price Data: Build a Daily Reporting Workflow
Build a daily EU carbon CSV report with clear units, record timestamps and validation. Understand what aggregated price data can support.
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Jet Fuel Price Data: Sources, Benchmarks, and API Access
Map the right regional jet fuel benchmark, verify the live page, and pull prices via the API with secure token handling and UTC timestamps.
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How USD Moves Shift Brent and WTI Prices
Explains how U.S. dollar moves influence Brent and WTI, how to track rolling correlations, and when supply or geopolitics override FX.
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Building an Internal Fuel Price Portal: Architecture Patterns
Secure internal fuel-price portal: server-side API calls, 5-minute cache, daily snapshots, clear timestamps, and ERP handoff.
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Coal Price Data APIs: What's Available in 2026
Pick coal data by coverage, cadence, and licensing - mixing weekly spot with intraday benchmarks will skew spreads and dashboards.
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Marine Fuel Price Data: Compare Ports Without Mixing Dates
Compare Singapore and Rotterdam VLSFO prices using matched assessment dates, units and grades. Build a CSV report with clear data-quality checks.
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Why Commodity Regulators Track Trade Reports
How regulators use trade and position data to spot concentration, manipulation, and reporting errors; why clean, timely reports matter.
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Seasonal Demand Variations: Crude API Guide
Practical workflow to pull, clean, and analyze Brent and WTI seasonality, spreads, and Z-score flags using OilpriceAPI.
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Fuel Surcharge Percentage: Formula, Examples, and Common Mistakes
Use percentage-of-linehaul for LTL and per-mile for truckload; keep base price, MPG, and weekly diesel index current to avoid billing errors.
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How Fuel Surcharges Work: Calculating Rates from Diesel Prices
Explains the per‑mile fuel surcharge formula using weekly EIA diesel prices, how to compute total FSC, and ways to automate it.
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Henry Hub vs TTF vs NBP: Natural Gas Benchmarks Explained for Developers
Normalize Henry Hub, TTF and NBP prices with unit and currency conversions, timestamps, and benchmark-aware dashboard rules.
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Webhooks vs Polling for Oil Price Updates: An Architecture Guide
Poll for scheduled reports, use webhooks for instant price alerts, or combine both for fast notifications with reconciliation.
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Diesel Price Data Sources Compared: APIs, Government Feeds, and Scraping
Compare APIs, government diesel feeds, and scraping—tradeoffs in update speed, granularity, cost, and legal risk.
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Brent, WTI, or OPEC Basket: Which Oil Benchmark Should Your Application Use?
Use Brent for global pricing, WTI for U.S. domestic, and OPEC Basket for supply context; match benchmarks to geography and fuel.
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