Weekly and Monthly Petroleum and Liquid Fuels Data from the Department of Energy

Department of Energy data provides weekly, monthly, and annual statistics on crude oil, gasoline, diesel, and other liquid fuels. The dataset covers domestic and international metrics including prices, production, refining, imports, exports, stocks, and consumption. It was last updated in July 2021.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in crude oil and gasoline prices over weekly and monthly intervals.
• Model domestic petroleum consumption and sales patterns using stocks and import/export data.
• Forecast refinery output and processing volumes for fuels like diesel and jet fuel.
• Assess the market share and trends of biofuels and other liquids relative to traditional petroleum products.

Strengths

• Data is provided at multiple temporal frequencies: weekly, monthly, and annual.
• Covers a comprehensive range of liquid fuels including crude oil, gasoline, diesel, propane, jet fuel, and biofuels.
• Includes both domestic and international data points across the petroleum supply chain.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in July 2021, indicating potential staleness for current market analysis.
• Specific data volume metrics like row and column counts are unavailable.
• Primary file formats are HTML and API, which may be less structured than tabular formats for direct analysis.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy

Time Range

Weekly, monthly, and annual data; specific date range not provided.

Freshness

Last updated 2021-07-06; update frequency not explicitly stated.

Geography

Domestic and international coverage.