Over the last several decades, the price of WTI crude oil has been affected by notable events and crises taking place throughout the world. The inflation adjusted price of one barrel of crude oil peaked shortly before the global financial crisis in 2008 at ****** real U.S. dollars. By the first quarter of 2009, the crude oil price had plummeted to ***** real U.S. dollars per barrel. By comparison, the through price during the coronavirus pandemic was ***** real U.S. dollars.

This dataset encompasses daily price and volume data from several major global stock indices and commodities for the period of 2008 to 2023. The following financial instruments are included:

^NYA: NYSE Composite (New York Stock Exchange) ^IXIC: NASDAQ Composite ^FTSE: FTSE 100 Index (Financial Times Stock Exchange, UK) ^NSEI: Nifty 50 (National Stock Exchange of India) ^BSESN: BSE SENSEX (Bombay Stock Exchange, India) ^N225: Nikkei 225 (Japan) 000001.SS: SSE Composite Index (Shanghai Stock Exchange) ^N100: Euronext 100 (European Stock Exchange) ^DJI: Dow Jones Industrial Average (USA) ^GSPC: S&P 500 Index (USA) GC=F: Gold Futures CL=F: Crude Oil Futures

For each ticker symbol, the following columns are included:

Date: The date of the data point. Open: The opening price for the given date. High: The highest price for the given date. Low: The lowest price for the given date. Close: The closing price for the given date. Adj Close: The adjusted closing price for the given date. Volume: The number of shares traded on the given date.

Usage: This data can be used for a wide range of tasks such as financial analysis, trading strategy backtesting, machine learning modelling, etc. It's a valuable resource for anyone interested in financial market dynamics and the interconnectedness of global financial markets.

Apart from BP, the net income of major oil and gas companies in the first quarter of 2025 decreased across the board. However, all companies were able to turn a profit this quarter despite economic uncertainty and lower than expected crude prices. Saudi Aramco continues to dominate the sector, with net earnings exceeding ** billion U.S. dollars. This performance underscores the continued financial strength of state-owned oil enterprises in a volatile global energy market. State-owned giants lead production and profits Saudi Aramco's financial dominance is rooted in its unparalleled production output. The company extracts approximately **** million barrels of crude oil and associated liquids per day, more than ***** times that of its closest competitor. This vast output dwarfs that of shareholder-owned companies like ExxonMobil, which produces around ***** million barrels daily. The scale of state-controlled oil companies extends beyond production to reserves as well, with Saudi Aramco holding nearly *** billion barrels of proved hydrocarbon reserves in 2023, over ** times ExxonMobil's reported reserves. Shifting strategies in a changing industry As the oil and gas sector faces pressure to adapt to climate concerns, companies are diversifying their portfolios. Shell has maintained the highest brand value among oil and gas companies, estimated at **** billion U.S. dollars in 2024, partly due to its increased focus on low-carbon investments. TotalEnergies is leading the supermajors in capital expenditure on renewables and other low-carbon sources, spending *** billion U.S. dollars in 2024. In contrast, ExxonMobil allocated just **** billion U.S. dollars to such initiatives, while Saudi Aramco's low-carbon investments remain limited to blue ammonia production and solar project investments.