ICIS has a long history of reporting and analysing the global crude oil and refined products markets, and our market valuations occupy a central place within some of the industry’s key benchmarks.
ICIS has been a trusted independent source of intelligence on the world’s energy markets for over three decades. Today, our oil market experts are based around the globe and our data is used to calculate settlement for one of the world’s most liquid commodity futures markets in the world, the ICE Brent Index™. Since 2015, the benchmark administrator, ICE Futures Europe, has relied primarily on ICIS for the data used in its settlement price.
Government agencies around the world also use ICIS crude oil data to give an independent view of the markets, and robust and expert pricing information.
Stay ahead: ICIS delivers all the information needed to stay on top of developments across global crude oil markets, and facilitates more confident trading and forecasting.
See the complete picture: Our comprehensive coverage of crude oil markets is delivered in three daily updates and includes detailed coverage of China oil and refinery markets.
Intelligence you can trust: We collate data from a wide range of market players, not just one perspective from one type of source, thanks to our own team based in the key oil regions of the world. We are transparent about how we use the data.
Read more about the ICIS Methodology here.