{"project":"The High Oil Prices and the Cost of Fuels Around the World","edition":"03","assembledAt":"2026-10-22","mode":"Research snapshot, not live market quotes","datasets":[{"title":"Crude benchmarks","period":"January 2020–September 2026","coverage":"81 monthly observations for Brent, WTI, Dubai and their arithmetic mean. World Bank Pink Sheet, October 2, 2026 release.","limit":"Nominal USD/barrel. Monthly averages do not capture daily or intraday extremes.","url":"https://www.worldbank.org/en/research/commodity-markets","file":"crude.json","license":"World Bank dataset terms"},{"title":"Retail gasoline & diesel","period":"2020–April 2025 global; EU/US to October 19, 2026","coverage":"371 source series across 139 countries/territories; 38,015 valid observations. World Bank global fuel database, European Commission and US EIA.","limit":"Grades, locations and tax regimes differ. 82 suspect observations and 3 wholesale series excluded. ECB exchange rates used for EU USD conversion.","url":"https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/search/dataset/0066829/global-fuel-prices-database","file":"fuels.json","license":"World Bank fuel derivatives ODbL; EC attribution; ECB and EIA source terms","additionalSources":["https://energy.ec.europa.eu/data-and-analysis/weekly-oil-bulletin_en","https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_gnd_dcus_nus_w.htm","https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/euro_reference_exchange_rates/html/index.en.html"]},{"title":"Refinery inventory","period":"2025 source snapshot","coverage":"728 refinery records with coordinates; 687 with positive reported nameplate capacity. Climate TRACE API v7.","limit":"Not a complete certified refinery census. Nameplate capacity is not throughput. Current operating status not verified.","url":"https://api.climatetrace.org/v7/sources?year=2025&gas=co2e_100yr&subsectors=oil-and-gas-refining&limit=1000&offset=0","file":"refineries.json","license":"Climate TRACE CC BY 4.0, subject to source exceptions; adapted"},{"title":"Oil & gas extraction","period":"GEM March 2026 inventory; individual output years vary","coverage":"7,673 extraction areas; 6,481 marked operating. Reported oil output is in million barrels/year.","limit":"Fields and extraction areas, not individual pumps. 617 country-level coordinates retained in table and omitted from map. Does not reconstruct 2020 operating status.","url":"https://globalenergymonitor.org/projects/global-oil-gas-extraction-tracker/","file":"fields.json","license":"Global Energy Monitor CC BY 4.0; adapted"},{"title":"Mapped pipelines","period":"GEM June 2026 release","coverage":"1,555 mapped projects: 1,316 oil and 239 NGL. 1,150 numeric capacities in source units boe/day. Map supports all inventory statuses.","limit":"Map includes inventory statuses with separate dated condition evidence. Simplified geometry; network capacities cannot be summed. Source capacities are not observed flow.","url":"https://globalenergymonitor.org/projects/global-oil-infrastructure-tracker/","file":"pipelines.json","license":"Global Energy Monitor CC BY 4.0; geometry simplified and fields adapted"},{"title":"Production & trade","period":"January 2020–August 2026","coverage":"118 reporting areas, six oil/product categories, 56,640 country-product-month rows. JODI annual primary and secondary CSVs.","limit":"Country coverage and completeness vary. Source flags preserved. Country totals are not bilateral cargo movements.","url":"https://www.jodidata.org/oil/database/data-downloads.aspx","file":"trade.json","license":"JODI terms and attribution"},{"title":"Sea passages","period":"2020–2024 annual; 2025–Q2 2026 quarterly","coverage":"Eight major passages and alternative routes. EIA estimates of crude and petroleum-liquid transit volumes.","limit":"Different source vintages and averaging periods. AIS signal reliability problems affect 2026 estimates. Corridors are illustrative and not refinery delivery links.","url":"https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/report/energysecurity/article.php","file":"routes.json","license":"US EIA attribution; third-party source data identified by EIA"},{"title":"Disruption evidence register","period":"April 2020–September 2026 incidents","coverage":"11 documented market, weather, war, policy and shipping events. Individual reports include evidence and assessment dates.","limit":"Selected incidents only. Historical assessments do not establish current damage or operation. No causal price attribution model.","url":"https://www.iea.org/reports/oil-market-report-october-2026","file":"events.json","license":"Original short summaries; linked source reports retain their terms"},{"title":"World basemap","period":"Natural Earth 1:110m country geometry","coverage":"Generalized country boundaries and map labels.","limit":"Cartographic context only; geometry is not suitable for navigation or legal boundary determination.","url":"https://www.naturalearthdata.com/about/terms-of-use/","file":"world.json","license":"Public domain"},{"title":"Refinery damage evidence","period":"2020–22 October 2026 review","coverage":"62 sourced incidents; damage and cause evidence recorded separately. Sources include investigations, operators, official assessments and reporting.","limit":"Selected records only; no marker does not establish absence of damage. Historical status and dates retained. Red rings require confirmed damage and confirmed strike.","url":"https://www.csb.gov/investigations/","file":"damage.json","license":"Original short factual summaries; individual sources retain terms"},{"title":"Shipping attacks and enforcement","period":"2020–22 October 2026 review","coverage":"117 sourced maritime incident records plus 5 separately displayed Ukrainian campaign claims. Repeat incidents are not unique vessels.","limit":"Approximate historical incident areas; unmapped when location cannot be supported. Boarding, detention, seizure and cargo forfeiture are distinct. Sanctions are jurisdiction-specific and not a blanket legality verdict. Reports are not an exhaustive loss census.","url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/us-unseals-warrant-tanker-seized-coast-guard-coast-venezuela","file":"tankers.json","license":"Original short factual summaries; individual sources retain terms"},{"title":"Russia-related vessel sanctions directory","period":"16-Oct-2026 UK official list","coverage":"645 unique ships specified under the UK Russia sanctions regime in the 16-Oct-2026 official list. Includes tankers and other vessel types. This is the complete Russia-regime ship subset of this UK snapshot, not a complete worldwide shadow-fleet census or a live position feed.","limit":"Designation is not evidence that a ship was hit or detained. No position is inferred from flag, owner, port of registry or sanctions listing.","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-uk-sanctions-list","file":"fleet.json","license":"UK Open Government Licence v3.0; adapted"},{"file":"shipping-traffic.json","title":"Daily vessel traffic","period":"2020-01-01 to 2026-10-18","coverage":"28 chokepoints; 69,524 daily route observations","limit":"AIS-derived transit calls in five commercial-vessel categories, not all ships or distinct hulls. Counts across routes overlap.","url":"https://portwatch.imf.org/"},{"file":"price-event-analysis.json","title":"Price events and causal evidence","period":"2020 to September 2026","coverage":"20 documented episodes and sourced market mechanisms","limit":"Observed price movements do not isolate causal effects. No validated country-level responsibility percentages.","url":"https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/"},{"file":"reserves-analysis.json","title":"Oil reserves and supply buffers","period":"2020 to October 2026; proved reserves end-2025","coverage":"IEA releases and stocks; EIA US inventories; OPEC proved crude reserves","limit":"Stocks, commitments, capacities and underground reserves are different. OPEC-authored table recovered from a mirror; Canada excludes oil sands.","url":"https://www.iea.org/topics/oil-security"},{"file":"infrastructure-status.json","title":"Pumping stations, pipeline condition & sanctions context","period":"Selected 2022–2026 events; reviewed 22 October 2026","coverage":"12 pumping stations and 4 pipeline assessments, with dated damage/restart evidence and four official operator/project sanctions-context entries.","limit":"Selected evidence, not a global station census or live operational status. Approximate town/route points. Sanctions scope and project licences are separate from physical condition.","url":"https://www.cpc.ru/en/press/releases/2025/pages/20250523-1.aspx"},{"title":"Conclusion, latest prices & responsibility","file":"conclusion.json","period":"Reviewed 22 October 2026; crude observations 20 October; US retail 19 October","coverage":"Four dated price observations, three overlapping supply-gap indicators, freight and inventory evidence, and sourced current price mechanisms.","limit":"US pump prices are not world averages. Qualitative synthesis, not actor blame percentages or a live price feed.","url":"https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_spt_s1_d.htm","additionalSources":["https://www.iea.org/reports/oil-market-report-october-2026","https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/","https://www.iea.org/news/executive-director-participates-in-g7-leaders-meeting-on-energy-security-and-markets","https://www.iea.org/commentaries/the-soaring-cost-of-shipping-is-lifting-the-price-of-oil-for-consumers"]}],"refresh":"Download new source versions, run the preparation scripts, inspect data-quality exclusions and publication dates, update this manifest, validate the browser and publish a new private version."}