VORTEXDESK Oil Desk
The daily oil market report your trading desk recognises: forward curve, freight, stocks, refinery runs, crack spreads. AI commentary written in research style. Snapshots that you can share with your clients via signed link.
UI preview · sample data, not real prices.
What the desk looks at every morning.
Every morning at 07:00 CET the report is ready. Open it, read AI commentary, share the snapshot.
Benchmarks & Forward Curve
Brent / WTI / Dubai M1-M4 + EFS differentials. Crude assessments with spread vs Dated.
Freight & Shipping
VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax, MR. Rate tables and forward curve by route (TC2, TD3C, TD20).
Stocks & Balances
US crude stocks vs 5y range, ARA gasoil, Singapore middle distillates. Trends and deviations.
Refinery Runs
Utilisation US / EU / Asia, 14-week trend. Rolling HO/Brent and RBOB/Brent crack spreads.
Macro & News
OPEC+, EIA, API, macro calendar. News auto-curated from Reuters / Bloomberg / Platts.
Quick Chart & Fullscreen
Builder for forward / spot / spread / crack / calendar charts. Every panel expandable to full screen.
Every month the EIA STEO update lands diffed.
The desk gets a structured table of changed forecasts: production, demand, stocks, prices. Movements highlighted in green/red, AI commentary on what changed and why it matters for your positions.
- Auto-fetch on the day STEO is released
- Diff vs previous month in tabular form
- AI commentary on direction and magnitude
- Historical archive of every STEO release
Send the daily to clients with one click.
Keep control.
Every snapshot is shared via signed link, not as an attachment. Named recipients, configurable expiry, watermark with recipient name, download disabled. No PDFs circulating uncontrolled on WhatsApp or email.
- Email recipients or whole teams, with open tracking
- Expiry: 24h, 7 days, end of quarter
- Watermark with recipient name
- Threaded comments on the shared snapshot
Your sources, your credentials.
BYO model (bring your own): your credentials stay yours, we never store them. 90% coverage of the daily oil report from already-integrated sources, the rest via upload or email.
Platts
Daily CSV upload + API where available.
Bloomberg
BQL Excel export + email digest parsing.
Reuters / LSEG
News feed + workspace export.
ICE / NYMEX
Settle via Databento or direct connector.
Baltic Exchange
Daily freight assessments.
Custom / proprietary
On-prem agent for internal feeds, Kpler, Argus, OPIS.
Same coverage. A fraction of the cost.
A small or mid-size oil trading desk does not need a full Bloomberg + Platts + Vortexa stack just to publish a daily report. Oil Desk gives you the structured output, with your sources behind it.
| Feature | VortexDesk Oil | Bloomberg + Platts | Vortexa / Kpler |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automated daily report | Yes | No, build your own | Vessel data only |
| AI commentary | Yes, research-grade | Limited add-on | No |
| Forward curve + crack spreads | Yes | Yes | No |
| Snapshot share with clients | Yes, signed link | Email PDF | No |
| Historical replay | Any past day | Limited | Limited |
| Indicative price | EUR 99 to 549 / month | USD 24k+ / year per seat | USD 30-60k / year |
Indicative pricing for legacy products, based on publicly available reports. Always verify with the vendor.
Three tiers. Same daily report.
All tiers include automated daily ingestion, AI commentary and snapshot sharing. Higher tiers add team seats, API access and SLA.
EUR 99/month
1 seat included · +EUR 29 per extra seat
For independent traders and consultancy: monitoring of Brent / WTI, STEO diff, daily morning briefing email.
- Brent + WTI snapshot
- Automatic STEO diff
- Daily morning briefing email
- 12-month archive
EUR 249/month
5 seats included · +EUR 24 per extra seat
For small refineries and trading teams: all Oil modules + analytics + AI commentary.
- Everything in Oil Starter
- AI commentary on movements
- Dashboard PDF export
- Cross-desk alerts
- Unlimited history
- Priority support
EUR 549/month
15 seats included · +EUR 19 per extra seat
For structured organisations: API access, SLA, dedicated onboarding, account manager.
- Everything in Oil Pro
- API access
- SLA 99.9%
- Dedicated onboarding
- Account manager
- Custom dashboard
VAT not included. Annual billing available with two months free. Stripe price IDs are configured per tier; talk to us for invoicing.
Want to see Oil Desk on real data?
30-minute guided demo with your sources. No commitment.