Every barrel leaves a trace. We follow it as it moves.
Most oil-market data arrives after the market has already moved. We measure production, storage, pipelines, refineries, and cargo flows directly, so you see the barrel move before the report catches up.
800M+
barrels of oil storage monitored globally
175+
refinery capacity monitored
180
storage terminals monitored via flight
2 days
ahead of the EIA
The structural information gap you trade in.
The lag costs most when markets move fastest.
Storage is surveyed, not measured
Company surveys land days after the activity, and are often revised later.
Pipelines report intent, not flow
Nominations record what a shipper booked, not what actually moved.
Production is self-declared
In many producing countries, output is confirmed only weeks later.
Follow the barrel. A connected view of the oil market.
Read output from the flare, not the statement
Satellite flaring across 23 oil-producing countries, updated daily, converts to a production estimate without waiting on operator cooperation – cutting the multi-week lag behind export data in places like Iran and Venezuela. In North America, coverage runs down to 20,000+ individual wells.
Know what's in the tank, two days before the benchmark print
Infrared flyovers read tank levels directly, landing the Cushing number two days ahead of the EIA – with the same tank-by-tank detail across PADD 2, PADD 3, Canada and Europe’s ARA hub. You see the named terminal that moved, not a regional average.
Measure the flow at the pump, not the nomination on the board
Patented EMF sensors read a pump station's electromagnetic signal from outside the fence line — 200+ pipelines, 20,000+ delivery points, flow changes visible within minutes. Tariff data across 73 pipelines adds the cost side: not just that a barrel moved, but what it cost.
Catch the shift to rail while it's still forming
When pipeline capacity tightens, crude shifts to rail first – often weeks before anyone reports a reallocation. PetroRail counts trains at the terminal and plots pipe and rail side by side, so the ratio itself becomes the signal. On the Bakken: ~1,027,000 bpd by pipe, 213,000 bpd by rail.
See the unit, not just the site
420+ fixed infrared cameras cover 1,230+ units across 200+ facilities – thermal images every five minutes, ~90% of NA refining capacity, unit by unit. Outages, the single biggest driver of product price moves, trigger real-time alerts 15-30 minutes ahead of public sources. Image Viewer lets you confirm any one yourself.
Follow the cargo end to end, including where it goes dark
Maritime coverage tracks ~400,000 vessels daily across 3,400+ AIS receiver stations - over 95% of commercial port visits, with history back to 2014. North American, European and Russia Waterborne views follow crude and product flows by grade and destination, including ship-to-ship transfers: a compliance capability as much as a logistics one.
Asset Connect threads the whole journey into one map
The hard problem isn't measuring each stage. It's seeing them as one journey rather than seven feeds to reconcile by hand. Asset Connect maps connectivity across production regions, pipelines, storage fields, ports, refineries and rail terminals, covering nearly 90% of US and Canada oil production with no gaps at the edge of the network.
How our oil trading intelligence is different
| What the market often relies on | What it misses | What we measure instead |
| Third-party satellite imagery of storage & refineries |
A few-hour pass, weather-dependent – infers, doesn't confirm
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Ground-level infrared every 5 min, unit by unit |
| Pipeline nominations & filings | Intent, not throughput, updated on a fixed schedule after the event | EMF flow at the pump station, within minutes of a real change |
| Storage surveys | Self-reported, days late, often revised | Tank-by-tank infrared, two days ahead of the EIA |
| Govt. & OPEC+ compliance reporting | Self-declared – announced cuts can diverge from actual output | Satellite flaring across 23 countries, updated daily |
What our oil trading intelligence covers
Production - Supply & Forecast
Production - Supply & Forecast
Daily production signals plus a five-year outlook. Built for macro desks and long-range planners.
Storage - Oil Storage
Storage - Oil Storage
Tank-level inventory at Cushing, ARA, USGC and Patoka. Built for WTI futures traders and positioning desks.
Transportation - Pipeline & Transportation
Transportation - Pipeline & Transportation
Real-time flow and tariff data, rail included. Built for midstream schedulers and physical crude traders.
Refining - Refinery Intelligence
Refining - Refinery Intelligence
Outage and restart alerts, delivered in real time. Built for refiners and crack-spread traders.
Maritime - Waterborne
Maritime - Waterborne
Vessel-level cargo tracking with sanctions-screening. Built for freight desks and compliance teams.
Cargo & trade flows
Cargo & trade flows
Vessel movements, imports, exports, and seaborne crude and product flows tracked as global trade patterns evolve.
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