Brent fell to 63.05 USD/Bbl on December 2, 2025, down 0.19% from the previous day. Over the past month, Brent's price has fallen 2.84%, and is down 14.36% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Brent crude oil - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on December of 2025.

Investing in Brent crude oil, or more specifically in its price, can be done through futures contracts or through ETFs/ETNs that track the commodity's price. This article explores the various financial instruments and markets available for investing in Brent crude oil, as well as the risks associated with this type of investment.

Investing in crude oil spot prices can be a potentially lucrative and diversifying investment strategy. This article explains how investors can buy and sell crude oil at the current market price, the factors that influence oil prices, the various financial instruments available for investing in spot prices, and the risks and benefits of this investment strategy.

Crude oil is a volatile commodity. Between 2010 and 2022, the return rate on oil investments jumped between losses of over ** percent and gains of ** percent. In 2022, crude oil rate of loss amounted to ***** percent.

Investing in US oil prices involves buying and selling securities or derivatives that are directly influenced by the price of oil. This article discusses various methods of investing in US oil prices, such as trading oil futures contracts and investing in oil-related ETFs. It also emphasizes the importance of understanding market trends, managing risks, and staying informed about key factors influencing oil prices.

Palm Oil rose to 4,134 MYR/T on December 2, 2025, up 1.00% from the previous day. Over the past month, Palm Oil's price has risen 0.46%, but it is still 18.56% lower than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Palm Oil - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on December of 2025.

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Extracted data from Investing .com by building a web scraper which could extract data if Start and End Date are given as parameters. You could find the scaper code here. Copper ,Gold, Crude Oil , Brent Oil , Natural Gas, Silver Prices variation of each of the commodities from the last 10 Years .

Copper

Copper prices are up 20% year to date, supported in part by a rebounding economy in the U.S. and other parts of the world as the pandemic comes under control. Improving economies are key to copper demand since it's an industrial metal that's a good conductor of electricity. Copper is found in a host of items from air conditioning units and televisions to cars. The base metal may also benefit from President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan and the growing appetite for electric vehicles. That's spurred investor interest in the red metal, but buyers need to do plenty of research. Commodities are unlike traditional stock and bond investing, as these markets have different fundamental drivers that affect pricing.

Gold

Gold has traditionally been regarded as a superior investment asset. It has become a safe haven for investors all around the world in recent years. Gold, in particular, possesses all of the characteristics that a traditional investor seeks in an asset class. Investing in gold has always shown to be a successful approach to combat inflation.

Crude Oil

Crude oil is at the heart of many global industries. It is the power that moves most vehicles, allows factories to operate and is used to generate electricity. Oil’s importance to mankind has made it a valuable commodity for many companies and countries. Along with its derivatives, crude oil is the most traded commodity in the world.

Brent Oil

Brent oil is a major benchmark price for purchases of oil worldwide. While Brent Crude oil is sourced from the North Sea the oil production coming from Europe, Africa and the Middle East flowing West tends to be priced relative to this oil. The Brent prices displayed in Trading Economics are based on over-the-counter (OTC) and contract for difference (CFD) financial instruments. Our market prices are intended to provide you with a reference only, rather than as a basis for making trading decisions. Trading Economics does not verify any data and disclaims any obligation to do so.

Natural Gas

The US Energy Information Administration says natural gas is the most widely used fuel for space heating in the US, and it has also started to beat out coal as the top fuel for power generation. Even so, demand for natural gas around the world can be volatile as it is very much dependent on the weather.

Silver

Silver may be used as an investment like other precious metals. It has been regarded as a form of money and store of value for more than 4,000 years, although it lost its role as legal tender in developed countries when the use of the silver standard came to a final end in 1935.

Acknowledgements

For this dataset I depended upon Investing.com to scrape the data . It's the premier source for financial, economic, and alternative datasets, serving investment professionals. Investing’s platform is used by over 400,000 people, including analysts from the world’s top hedge funds, asset managers and investment banks.

Index Time Series for ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil. The frequency of the observation is daily. Moving average series are also typically included. The fund seeks to meet its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, in any one of, or combinations of, Financial Instruments (including swap agreements, futures contracts, forward contracts, and option contracts) based on WTI sweet, light crude oil. It will not invest directly in oil.

Crude oil futures investing allows traders to speculate on the future price of oil and potentially profit from fluctuations in its value. This article explains the concept of crude oil futures, the benefits and risks of investing in them, and provides guidance for interested investors.

USO is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the performance of WTI crude oil futures, allowing individuals to speculate on the direction of oil prices. Investors should carefully consider their investment objectives and be aware of the fund's short-term trading focus.

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The crude oil market has the potential to grow by 4781.60 million barrels during 2021-2025, and the market’s growth momentum will decelerate at a CAGR of 2.73%.

This crude oil market research report provides valuable insights on the post COVID-19 impact on the market, which will help companies evaluate their business approaches. Furthermore, this report extensively covers market segmentation by production area (onshore and offshore) and geography (APAC, North America, Europe, MEA, and South America). The report also offers information on several market vendors, including BP Plc, Chevron Corp., and ConocoPhillips Co., among others.

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Crude Oil Market: Key Drivers and Trends

Based on our research output, there has been a negative impact on the market growth during and post COVID-19 era. The increasing upstream investment is notably driving the crude oil market growth, although factors such as fluctuations in global crude oil prices may impede market growth. To unlock information on the key market drivers and the COVID-19 pandemic impact on the crude oil industry get your FREE report sample now.

      The rising energy demand across the world has prompted governments to explore untapped oil and gas resources in the upstream sector, using advanced technologies.
      The production of oil and natural gas is declining from many conventional oilfields. To overcome this issue, oil and gas operators are increasing investments in mature oil and gas fields.
      The adoption of unconventional exploration and production technologies in large shale deposits has widened opportunities for upstream oil and gas companies.
      The growing investments in the upstream oil and gas sector will significantly influence crude oil market growth over the forecast period.




      Technological development in the hydraulic fracturing process is aiding in the exploration and production of oil and gas from shale plays.
      The advances in the drilling technology and proppant placement in downhole wells increased hydrocarbon recovery from unconventional wells.
      Technological advances such as integration of the internet of things (IoT) for data acquisition, as well as the use of data analytics and machine learning, supports the efficiency of tools that is one of the key crude oil market trends.
      Real-time pressure data is crucial in crude oil production as it eliminates the over-fracturing issue.
      Automation of hydraulic fracturing optimizes the hydraulic fracturing method using algorithmic controls and supports enhanced well performance.

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Who are the Major Crude Oil Market Vendors?

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BP Plc
Chevron Corp.
ConocoPhillips Co.
Exxon Mobil Corp.
PetroChina Co. Ltd.
Petroleo Brasileiro SA
Qatar Petroleum
Rosneft Oil Co.
Royal Dutch Shell Plc
Saudi Arabian Oil Co.

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44% of the market’s growth will originate from APAC during the forecast period. China, India, and Japan are the key markets for crude oil in APAC. Market growth in this region will be faster than the growth of the market in Europe, North America, and South America.

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The crude oil market share growth by the onshore segment will be significant during the forecast period. In onshore exploration and production operations

Explore the dynamics of soybean oil prices, a key agricultural commodity used in cooking and biofuel. Understand the factors influencing prices, investment methods like futures and ETFs, and the potential risks and rewards in this volatile market.

The Brent crude oil live chart is an important tool used by investors and traders to track the price movements of Brent crude oil in real-time. It provides essential data, technical analysis tools, and news updates that can help make informed investment decisions in the global oil market.

The data is in Stata format and includes 2 files. The file named Agric has variables: spot price of Chicago corn and Chicago soybeans, the futures price of Chicago corn and Chicago soybeans and long positions of commodity index traders. The file named Energy contains variables on spot and futures prices of WTI crude oil and Henry Hub natural gas. The data is originally obtained from US commodity futures trading commission

This dataset has all the daily historical prices of crude from 2000 to 2020. This dataset was extracted from Investing.com.

Urals Oil fell to 54.22 USD/Bbl on December 1, 2025, down 0.37% from the previous day. Over the past month, Urals Oil's price has fallen 7.52%, and is down 17.95% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Urals Crude.

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Data series employed in this study include 2197 daily observations of crude oil price, sustainability benchmark indices of the United States, and India for the period 2011-2019 daily. The crude oil prices (Brent crude in US dollars per barrel) are collected from the website of the U.S. Energy Information Administration (www.eia.gov). The Indian sustainability benchmark index is S&P BSE-Carbonex, and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), the US benchmark index for sustainability. The closing values of India and the US's sustainability indices are collected from the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and S&P Global websites. The S&P BSE Carbonex index is intended to provide equity investors an opportunity to mitigate the climate change-related risks connected to their investments in the long run. It is based on S&P BSE 100 weights compared to the companies' carbon performance (level of greenhouse gas emissions). DJSI-US, the United States' sustainability index, has 126 constituents and ensures the investment option in U.S securities that applies sustainability practices (BSE, 2014; S&P Global, 2021).

Acknowledgements

A, BHUVANESKUMAR (2021), “Dataset on crude oil prices and sustainability indices of the USA and India”, Mendeley Data, V1, doi: 10.17632/c29vkmx2y2.1

With crude oil prices slumping in the wake of the coronavirus, 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, greenfield capital expenditure for conventional oil and gas fields worldwide is expected to fall to around 78 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. A month ago, before the severity of COVID-19 was fully understood and before Saudi Arabia decided to ramp up oil production, the value of projects reaching final investment decision was expected to amount to 209 billion U.S. dollars this year. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Fact and Figures page.

Crude oil trading price refers to the value at which crude oil is bought and sold in financial markets. Factors affecting crude oil prices include supply and demand, OPEC policies, geopolitical events, economic indicators, and market speculation. Crude oil is primarily traded on the NYMEX and ICE exchanges. Changes in crude oil prices impact consumers, producers, investors, and the global economy. Understanding these factors is crucial for analyzing and predicting crude oil price movements.

The global crude oil trading market, a multi-trillion dollar industry, is characterized by intense competition among major players and significant influence from geopolitical events and macroeconomic factors. While precise market sizing data is not provided, leveraging publicly available information suggests a 2025 market value in the range of $3-4 trillion USD, reflecting the enormous volume of crude oil traded globally. The Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) – while unspecified – is likely to be in the low single digits over the forecast period (2025-2033), influenced by factors such as fluctuating demand driven by global economic growth, the ongoing energy transition toward renewable sources, and OPEC+ production policies. Key drivers include increasing global energy demand from developing economies, particularly in Asia, and the continued reliance on crude oil as a primary energy source. Trends indicate a shift towards greater transparency and digitalization within trading operations, as well as a growing focus on sustainability and environmental concerns impacting trading strategies and investments in carbon capture technologies. Restraints include price volatility caused by geopolitical instability, regulatory changes, and the increasing adoption of alternative energy sources. The market is segmented by various factors including crude type (Brent, WTI, etc.), trading location (spot, futures, etc.), and geographical regions. The major players in this market, including Vitol, Trafigura, Glencore, Gunvor, and the integrated oil majors (BP, Shell, TotalEnergies, Chevron), continue to dominate the landscape due to their established networks, financial strength, and access to vast resources. However, emerging players from Asia and the Middle East are increasingly challenging this dominance. Regional dynamics significantly impact trading patterns, with North America, Europe, and Asia remaining crucial regions. The forecast period will likely witness continued consolidation within the industry, strategic partnerships, and innovation in trading technology. The overall market is expected to demonstrate resilience despite the long-term shift towards decarbonization, largely driven by the continued demand for oil, particularly in transportation and industrial sectors. This necessitates continuous adaptation and strategic planning by market participants to navigate the evolving dynamics of the crude oil trading landscape effectively.