About EnergyPricesToday

EnergyPricesToday is an independent energy news publication based in the United States. We were founded in early 2026 to fill a specific gap: most energy market coverage is either trapped behind paywalls (Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, S&P Platts) or scattered across dozens of single-purpose sites that each track only one thing. Energy decisions — whether you are a trader, an analyst, a policy researcher, a small-business owner watching diesel costs, or a driver choosing when to fill up — require all of it together.

We publish daily updates on the U.S. national gas price average, weekly Baker Hughes rig count releases, EIA petroleum and natural gas data, and breaking energy news. We cover OPEC+ ministerial meetings, geopolitics shaping global oil flows, supermajor earnings, and the regulatory and policy actions that move energy markets. Everything is free. There are no paywalls, no premium tiers, no auto-play video, and no display advertising.

If you are looking for any of those things, you will find them here, organized into pillar pages, daily articles, and continuously-updated dashboards. The full archive is searchable; live prices update every five minutes via API.

Our mission is to make global energy market information faster, clearer, and more accessible than the existing alternatives. We believe energy data should not require a $30,000 terminal subscription or a 12-tab juggling act across paywalled finance sites. Live oil prices, AAA gas data, rig counts, OPEC+ developments, and the geopolitics shaping all of it belong on a single, fast, free, ad-free site.

We commit to clear sourcing, prompt corrections when we get something wrong, and transparency about what we know versus what we are inferring.

EnergyPricesToday articles are produced by the EnergyPricesToday Editorial team. We byline under the publication name rather than individual writers because the workflow combines editorial judgment with significant data automation. What matters for accountability is the standard the publication holds itself to, not which person hit publish on a given piece.

Our editorial standards:

• Sourcing. Every news article is grounded in primary sources where possible: SEC filings, government data releases, official press conferences, on-the-record statements. Secondary sourcing (wire reports, established news outlets) is acknowledged when used. We do not republish unsourced rumor.
• Distinction between fact and analysis. Reported facts are presented as such. Editorial interpretation is clearly framed as analysis. We do not blur the two.
• Prompt corrections. When we publish factual errors, we correct them quickly and visibly. Substantial corrections are noted in the article. See our Corrections Policy.
• No undisclosed conflicts. We do not accept payment for editorial coverage. We do not take editorial direction from advertisers (we have none) or from sources. See our Editorial Policy for our full conflict-of-interest framework.
• Independence. We have no political affiliation, no industry sponsorship, no government funding. The publication is privately operated and self-funded.

If something we have published is wrong, please tell us at editorial@energypricestoday.com. We respond to every substantive correction request.

We track and publish data from the following primary sources:

• OilPriceAPI. Live and recent prices for 150+ global crude oil benchmarks (WTI, Brent, Murban, Dubai, regional grades), refined products (gasoline RBOB, ULSD, jet fuel), and natural gas. Updated every five minutes during market hours via licensed API.
• AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report. Daily U.S. retail gasoline and diesel prices, national average and state-by-state. Sourced from AAA’s public data feed.
• U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Weekly petroleum status (crude inventory, product supply, gasoline demand), short-term energy outlook, electricity retail prices, natural gas storage. EIA data is in the public domain.
• Baker Hughes North America Rig Count. Weekly U.S. and Canada rig counts (oil, gas, total, by basin). Released Fridays at noon Central Time.
• Finnhub. Real-time and recent stock prices for energy-sector equities (XOM, CVX, COP, etc.) referenced in our company news coverage.
• Public news sources. Wire services (Reuters, AP), public press releases (SEC EDGAR, government press conferences), and established news organizations cited inline. We do not aggregate paywalled content.

Where a chart, statistic, or quoted figure is not directly attributable to one of the above, the source is named in the article. If you spot data that appears mis-sourced or out of date, please flag it at editorial@energypricestoday.com.

• Live prices: updated every five minutes via API for 150+ commodity benchmarks during market hours; static fallback values shown when API is unavailable, clearly labeled with the as-of date.
• U.S. retail gas prices: updated daily, including weekends and holidays, from AAA.
• Rig counts: updated each Friday at noon Central Time when Baker Hughes releases the weekly North America count. International monthly counts are added the first working day of the following week.
• EIA weekly data: updated each Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Eastern when the EIA releases the Weekly Petroleum Status Report.
• News articles: published throughout the day as events warrant. Coverage of OPEC meetings, supermajor earnings, geopolitical developments, and major policy actions runs same-day.
• Pillar dashboards (oil prices, gas prices, geopolitics, markets, rig count): narrative content reviewed daily; data sections refresh continuously.

For all editorial inquiries, news tips, corrections, partnership questions, and general communication, please email editorial@energypricestoday.com. We aim to respond to every substantive message within two business days.

For breaking news tips on energy markets, geopolitics, or company developments, the same address is the fastest route. We accept tips on background and protect source identities consistent with standard journalism practice.