Weekly Transportation Fuel and Crude Oil Spot Prices Since 2011

Weekly average spot prices for key transportation fuels and crude oils have been tracked since January 2011. The dataset includes New York Harbor gasoline and diesel prices, Brent and WTI crude oil prices, and a monthly jet fuel price. It is provided by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).

Use Cases

• Forecast NY Conventional Gasoline Spot Price ($/gal) using historical trends and WTI Crude Oil Spot Price ($/barrel) as a leading indicator.
• Analyze the price spread between Brent Crude Oil Spot Price ($/barrel) and WTI Crude Oil Spot Price ($/barrel) over the Date column to study market differentials.
• Model the correlation between NY Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Spot Price ($/gal) and NY Jet Fuel Price ($/gal) for refining margin analysis.
• Build a time-series model to predict future NY Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Spot Price ($/gal) based on lagged crude oil prices and seasonal Date patterns.

Strengths

• Time series begins in January 2011, providing over a decade of historical price data.
• Includes weekly granularity for most fuel types and crude oil benchmarks.

Limitations

• Jet fuel data (NY Jet Fuel Price) is provided monthly on a 3-month lag, reducing its timeliness compared to weekly series.
• Sample size and total row count are unknown, making it difficult to assess completeness.

Provenance

Source

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), published via data.ny.gov.

Collection Method

Aggregated weekly average spot price information.

Time Range

January 2011 through present.

Freshness

Updated weekly, with data current as of the last platform update on 2026-04-03.

Geography

Prices reference New York Harbor for fuels and global benchmarks (WTI, Brent) for crude oil.