Energy, Utilities & Critical Minerals
Oil, gas, coal, power and the minerals for batteries and grids, with the pipelines and sea lanes they move on.
- Crude oil
- Refined fuels
- Natural gas
- Electricity
- Critical minerals
The data
20 seriesRefined Products Pipelines — Monthly Producer Price Index
What US pipelines charge to move gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and other refined products: the Bureau of Labor Statistics producer price index for pipeline transportation of refined petroleum products.
278.4
Index (Jun 1986=100) · Sep 2026
▲ 1.9% y/y
Crude Oil Pipelines — Monthly Producer Price Index
355.1
Sep 2026
▲ 0.5% y/y
What US crude oil pipelines charge to move oil: the Bureau of Labor Statistics producer price index for pipeline transportation of crude oil.
Index (Jun 1986=100) · Monthly
Japan LNG — Monthly Import Price
14.3
Sep 2026
▲ 24.2% y/y
The average price Japan pays for imported liquefied natural gas (LNG), a benchmark for Asian gas, from the World Bank's Pink Sheet.
US$ per million Btu · Monthly
WTI Crude Oil — Daily Spot Price
101.9
Oct 14, 2026
▲ 42 US$ per barrel y/y
The daily spot price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil at Cushing, Oklahoma, the US oil benchmark, from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
US$ per barrel · Daily · chart smoothed (rolling average)
Henry Hub Natural Gas — Daily Spot Price
3.22
Oct 14, 2026
▲ 13.8% y/y
The daily spot price of natural gas at Henry Hub, Louisiana, the US gas benchmark and the basis of most US LNG export contracts, from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
US$ per million Btu · Daily · chart smoothed (rolling average)
Brent Crude Oil — Daily Spot Price
126.6
Oct 14, 2026
▲ 100.9% y/y
The daily spot price of Brent crude oil, the benchmark for most of the world's internationally traded oil, from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
US$ per barrel · Daily · chart smoothed (rolling average)
Suez Canal — Daily Tanker Transits
20
Oct 11, 2026
▲ 3.2 ships y/y, 28-day avg.
Tankers passing through the Suez Canal each day, counted by IMF PortWatch from ship-tracking signals. The canal links the Mediterranean with the Red Sea, the shortest sea route between Europe and Asia.
Ships · Daily · chart smoothed (rolling average)
Strait of Hormuz — Daily Tanker Transits
1
Oct 11, 2026
▼ 41 ships y/y, 28-day avg.
Tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz each day, counted by IMF PortWatch from ship-tracking signals. The strait is the only sea route out of the Persian Gulf, carrying the oil and gas exports of the Gulf states.
Ships · Daily · chart smoothed (rolling average)
Malacca Strait — Daily Tanker Transits
80
Oct 11, 2026
▼ 5.8% y/y, 28-day avg.
Tankers passing through the Malacca Strait each day, counted by IMF PortWatch from ship-tracking signals. The strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra is the main sea route between the Indian Ocean and East Asia.
Ships · Daily · chart smoothed (rolling average)
Bosporus Strait — Daily Tanker Transits
15
Oct 11, 2026
▼ 9.3 ships y/y, 28-day avg.
Tankers passing through the Bosporus Strait each day, counted by IMF PortWatch from ship-tracking signals. The strait joins the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, the Black Sea's only sea route to the Mediterranean.
Ships · Daily · chart smoothed (rolling average)
Bab el-Mandeb Strait — Daily Tanker Transits
7
Oct 11, 2026
▼ 38.6% y/y, 28-day avg.
Tankers passing through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait each day, counted by IMF PortWatch from ship-tracking signals. The strait joins the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, on the sea route to and from the Suez Canal.
Ships · Daily · chart smoothed (rolling average)
Zinc — Monthly Price (LME)
4,021
Sep 2026
▲ 37.1% y/y
The monthly price of zinc on the London Metal Exchange (LME), from the World Bank's Pink Sheet.
US$ per metric ton · Monthly
Tin — Monthly Price (LME)
53,712
Sep 2026
▲ 55.8% y/y
The monthly price of refined tin on the London Metal Exchange (LME), a solder metal for electronics, from the World Bank's Pink Sheet.
US$ per metric ton · Monthly · Projection to 2026
Nickel — Monthly Price (LME)
16,324
Sep 2026
▲ 8.1% y/y
The monthly price of nickel on the London Metal Exchange (LME), a battery and stainless-steel metal, from the World Bank's Pink Sheet.
US$ per metric ton · Monthly
Iron Ore — Monthly Price
97.7
Sep 2026
▼ 5.4% y/y
The monthly price of iron ore delivered to China, the world's largest buyer, from the World Bank's Pink Sheet.
US$ per dry metric ton · Monthly
European Natural Gas — Monthly Price
25.4
Sep 2026
▲ 128.6% y/y
The monthly price of natural gas in Europe, the Dutch TTF hub price since 2015, from the World Bank's Pink Sheet.
US$ per million Btu · Monthly
Dubai Crude Oil — Monthly Price
93.3
Sep 2026
▲ 37.6% y/y
The monthly price of Dubai crude, the benchmark for Middle Eastern oil sold to Asia, from the World Bank's Pink Sheet.
US$ per barrel · Monthly
Copper — Monthly Price (LME)
14,474
Sep 2026
▲ 45.0% y/y
The monthly price of copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME), from the World Bank's Pink Sheet.
US$ per metric ton · Monthly · Projection to 2026
Australian Thermal Coal — Monthly Price
147.1
Sep 2026
▲ 38.4% y/y
The monthly price of Australian thermal coal shipped from Newcastle, the benchmark for Asia's power-station coal, from the World Bank's Pink Sheet.
US$ per metric ton · Monthly
Aluminum — Monthly Price (LME)
3,283
Sep 2026
▲ 23.7% y/y
The monthly price of primary aluminum on the London Metal Exchange (LME), from the World Bank's Pink Sheet.
US$ per metric ton · Monthly
What to watch
- 01Strait of Hormuz
- 02Bab el-Mandeb
- 03Pipeline transit disputes
- 04Export licences on processed minerals