Oil 101
Learn About Energy Markets
New to oil markets? Start here with our beginner-friendly guides to understanding crude oil, prices, OPEC, and how various factors affect energy markets.
Getting Started
Start here to learn the fundamentals of oil markets
What is Crude Oil?
Learn the basics of crude oil - how it forms, its different types, and why it's so important to the global economy.
Brent vs WTI: Understanding Oil Benchmarks
Learn the difference between Brent and WTI crude oil - the world's two most important oil price benchmarks.
How OPEC Affects Oil Prices
Understand OPEC - the oil cartel that influences global oil prices through production quotas and policy decisions.
Understanding Data
Learn how to read and interpret market data