Spot Market Archives - OPIS, A Dow Jones Company

OPIS Energy Prices Overview

Watch this brief video to see how OPIS helps customers buy and sell energy commodities with confidence. Learn more about our price benchmarks, accurate data, real-time news, powerful software and educational events in the downstream spot, wholesale rack and retail markets.

OPIS Helps the Transportation Sector Buy Gasoline, Diesel & Jet Fuel

Airlines, trucking fleets and rail lines need a partner to help them understand how to buy diesel and jet fuel effectively and provide a reliable cost basis for transactions. Find out how OPIS provides the transportation sector the pricing, news, analysis and training to make strategic decisions.

Don't settle for just part of a full day's fuel trades.

The spot fuel price market trades around the clock. So, why settle for a spot pricing service that only reports a small portion of the day’s trades? Find out more about OPIS’ full-day spot pricing methodology.

OPIS in Australia

OPIS fuel market intelligence has come to Australia. The Australian fuel market relies on imports, so OPIS delivers daily updates on key prices and trends in the Singapore spot market. See how in this video and be among the first to leverage it for your competitive advantage.

Diesel Fuel Hedging

Find out the basics of diesel fuel price hedging. See how you can use financial instruments to help control costs and profit margins in a volatile market.

OPIS Invoice Checker

If you buy fuel and need to periodically audit your supplier's bill, a cost-effective OPIS tool may be just right for you. <a href="https://www.opisnet.com/product/pricing/price-history/invoice-checker/" title="OPIS Invoice Checker">Find out about the OPIS Invoice Checker</a>

NGL, LPG and LNG Explained

These three gas market terms may look similar, but each one has unique characteristics. Find out the difference between NGL, LPG and LNG in a quick video.

Real-Time Global LPG Pricing

Learn more about the OPIS Global LPG Ticker. Track live European and Asian spot LPG markets and compare them with the Mont Belvieu hub for a better understanding of global price trends and arbitrage opportunities.

OPIS Global Marine Fuels

New regulations issued by the International Maritime Organization require vessels use lower-sulfur bunkering fuel effective January 1, 2020. This means a new fuel must be created. OPIS Global Marine Fuels provides daily full-day price calculations for VLSFO and transparency for key marine fuel prices worldwide.

OPIS for Petrochemical and NGL Companies

The petrochemical and NGL markets need a price reporting agency that understands the varied fundamentals driving prices & the unique challenges facing this highly-segmented industry. Find out how OPIS pricing & analysis helps connect the dots.

OPIS Solutions for Refiners

Refiners face unique challenges from the refinery to the wholesale distribution rack. OPIS understands those hurdles and provides complete pricing and analysis to help refiners stay profitable. Find out how.

OPIS Events

OPIS events focus on your specific sector of the fuel industry with relevant topics and engaging experts that frame critical issues and present solutions. Network with peers and conduct business in person, saving you additional travel time and expense.

How Pennies Add Up for Global LPG

The global LPG market is volatile and made even more complex by the need to make complicated conversions between U.S. prices in cts/gal and global values in $/mt. See how a desktop tool simplifies things.

How OPIS Helps Fuel Wholesalers & Jobbers

A petroleum jobber’s focus is the price of fuel, because fuel reselling is the core of their business. Find out how, for nearly 40 years, OPIS by IHS Markit has helped wholesalers and jobbers buy and sell fuel with confidence.

How the OPIS Spot Ticker Saves You Money

Learn how gasoline and diesel price moves in the spot market ripple to the rack and how the OPIS Spot Ticker helps you get ahead of wholesale price volatility so you can save money.

OPIS Solutions for Financial Institutions

OPIS provides price intelligence for oil, gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, renewable fuels, NGLs & petrochemicals - along with breaking news and in-depth price analysis - to enrich the energy strategies of the financial services sector.

Carbon Market Report

Easily track and manage carbon compliance costs to your business with the OPIS Carbon Market Report, complete with environmental pricing and costs, plus market news and analysis. Strategically manage costs and risks to make better business decisions.

OPIS Ethanol & Biodiesel Information Service

Easily keep up with the latest pricing and news in the complex and evolving biofuels market. From the changing political environment and regulatory uncertainty to transportation challenges and other unpredictable factors, get the scoop directly to your inbox.