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Global Oil Storage Data Dictionary

Column Name Example Definition

timeStampDate
timeStampTime

2022-11-24
02:29:16

The time of the image taken to measure this tank.

locationCode

CAO

3-digit code for an Ursa location identifier – maps to a location name.

companyName

Sinopec

Known owner of the tank. If the company name is unknown, a placeholder (e.g. CAO_A) will be used.

tankName

CAO001

Ursa tank identifier. This value does not change, even as new tanks are added or removed from the data set.

tankFill

10300

Number of barrels measured in that tank for this data point.

percentFill

24%

Percent utilization of the tank for this data point (tankFill / capacity).

capacity

42916

Estimated number of barrels that the tank can physically hold. Not operationally, which may be 5-10% less than this value.

crude

Yes

A confidence metric on the tank containing crude oil or a product. Potential values include “Yes”, “Probable”, “Unconfirmed”, or “No”.

storageType

Commercial

Qualifier that describes the type of storage. 


For Chinese tanks, this is either SPR or Commercial, and Globally, this value is either Refinery or Non-Refinery, depending on the proximity to a refinery.

reportDate
reportDateTime

2022-12-01

14:00:00

Publish date of the data. For images taken in the 168 hours between Wednesday 14:00 UTC and Wednesday 14:00 UTC, this value will be the following Thursday at 14:00 UTC.

carryForward

False

In the case that a new measurement cannot be taken, measurement may be carried forward from the previous week’s report.

publishDate

2022-11-28 16:31:53

Date/time that the measurements entered the Ursa database.

firstReportDate

2017-04-12

First date/time that the tank record was measured.