What are the best commodity price news sites for tracking crude and product prices in oil and gas markets?

Here are some of the best commodity price news sites for tracking crude oil and refined product prices in the oil and gas markets, depending on how deep and fast you want the coverage:

Top industry-standard sources

1. S&P Global Commodity Insights (Platts)

• Best for: Benchmark pricing, market intelligence, and daily pricing news
• Why it stands out: Platts is one of the most widely used references in oil markets for crude, gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, fuel oil, naphtha, etc.
• Strengths:
  • Deep coverage of physical and paper markets
  • Daily assessments and regional price benchmarks
  • Strong coverage of global crude differentials and refined products
• Note: Most of the best content is behind a paywall.

2. Argus Media

• Best for: Physical market pricing and regional product markets
• Why it stands out: Argus is another major pricing and news benchmark provider, especially strong in crude, refined products, LPG, biofuels, and freight.
• Strengths:
  • Very strong in Europe, Latin America, Middle East, and seaborne trade
  • Frequent price assessments and market commentary
• Note: Largely subscription-based.

3. Reuters Commodities / Energy News

• Best for: Fast-breaking market-moving news
• Why it stands out: Reuters is excellent for daily news flow on crude, OPEC+, inventories, refinery outages, sanctions, geopolitics, and macro drivers.
• Strengths:
  • Fast, reliable headline coverage
  • Good for price catalysts and context
  • Widely cited by traders and analysts
• Note: Less focused on formal price assessments than Platts/Argus.

Other useful sources

4. Bloomberg Energy / Commodities

• Best for: Market-moving headlines, charts, and macro context
• Strengths:
  • Strong live market integration
  • Good for WTI/Brent and product price moves
  • Useful analysis and commentary
• Note: Paywalled for most professional content.

5. Oil Price

• Best for: Accessible energy news and commentary
• Strengths:
  • Easy to read, frequent updates
  • Covers crude, OPEC, refining, inventories, and geopolitical issues
• Note: More generalist than benchmark sources.

6. Rigzone

• Best for: Upstream/downstream energy industry news
• Strengths:
  • Good on industry developments, supply, and operations
  • Includes price-related articles and market commentary
• Note: More broad energy coverage than pure pricing.

7. Bloomberg, Reuters, and major exchange data

• For actual tradable prices, also track:
  • CME Group (WTI, gasoline, heating oil futures)
  • ICE (Brent, gasoil, fuel oil contracts)
  • NYMEX/ICE settlement data

If you want the “best set” by use case

• For benchmark pricing: Platts + Argus
• For breaking market news: Reuters + Bloomberg
• For accessible general energy news: Oil Price + Rigzone
• For futures/settlement prices: CME + ICE

Practical recommendation

If you want a strong daily workflow, use:

1. Reuters for headlines and catalysts
2. Platts or Argus for price assessments and physical market detail
3. CME/ICE for futures and settlements
4. Bloomberg for charting and broader macro context

If you want, I can also give you:

• a free-only list
• the best sites by region (US, Europe, Middle East, Asia)
• or a daily reading list for crude + products traders