RE: Ujo production22 Jan 2020 13:06
The price of oil i.e. Brent crude is the traded price. Where the oil can be sold in a market. The oil traded at this price is usually on tankers in an ocean. Much of the crude say sold from Saudi to China is for an agreed volume and price agreed in advance. Some may also be based on the spot price or there will be a mechanism in the contract to adjust for the spot price. but most refineries would like a steady price of crude which is where you get futures etc.
Crude oil has been stabilised to make it mostly safe to handle, it will have been degassed and maybe some sulfur removed so it does not give off too much Hydrogen Sulphide.