World by the Numbers, Oct 22, 2026: Satellite fire detections, Oil prices and supply, Dry-bulk shipping rates
The latest readings of 3 public data series, quoted from PostNewz's data tables with their sources.
PostNewz's data_snapshots table holds the latest readings of 3 public data series for World: Satellite fire detections, Oil prices and supply and Dry-bulk shipping rates. Each figure below is quoted as the table records it, with its as-of time and its source.
Satellite fire detections
As of Oct 22, 4:18 a.m. HST: Satellite fire detections in the 24 hours before Oct 22, 4:18 a.m. HST: Russia 2,677 (fire radiative power 21,028 MW); Iran 2,112 (fire radiative power 8,761 MW); Saudi Arabia 1,996 (fire radiative power 9,391 MW); Turkey 662 (fire radiative power 2,820 MW); Ukraine 185 (fire radiative power 945 MW); Syria 154 (fire radiative power 641 MW); North Korea 70 (fire radiative power 164 MW); Israel/Gaza 51 (fire radiative power 239 MW); Taiwan 18 (fire radiative power 43 MW). Previous reading, as of Oct 22, 2:17 a.m. HST: Satellite fire detections in the 24 hours before Oct 22, 2:17 a.m. HST: Russia 2,537 (fire radiative power 20,126 MW); Iran 2,038 (fire radiative power 8,112 MW); Saudi Arabia 1,876 (fire radiative power 8,410 MW); Turkey 504 (fire radiative power 1,926 MW); Syria 145 (fire radiative power 588 MW); Ukraine 114 (fire radiative power 363 MW); North Korea 70 (fire radiative power 164 MW); Taiwan 18 (fire radiative power 43 MW); Israel/Gaza 9 (fire radiative power 31 MW). Source: NASA FIRMS active fire data.
Oil prices and supply
As of Oct 22, 2:30 a.m. HST: WTI crude $99.93 a barrel on 2026-10-16 (previous $96.88); Brent $125.59 a barrel on 2026-10-16 (previous $127.43); US crude production 13,269 thousand barrels a day on 2026-10-16 (previous 13,679); US crude inventories 412,517 thousand barrels on 2026-10-16 (previous 415,577). Source: EIA petroleum spot prices.
Dry-bulk shipping rates
As of Oct 21, 8:17 a.m. HST: BDI 2593 points on 2026-10-20 (1.85% d/d vs 2026-10-19), handybulk.com; tradingeconomics 2680 on 2026-10-21. Source: Baltic Dry Index (HandyBulk).
About this data
Readings are the latest row (and the previous row where one exists) per series in PostNewz's data_snapshots table, 5 rows read Oct 22, 6:03 p.m. HST: vps:worldmonitor:firms as of 2026-10-22T14:18:08Z; vps:worldmonitor:eia as of 2026-10-22T12:30:02Z; vps:signal:baltic-dry as of 2026-10-21T18:17:04Z. PostNewz copies each series daily from the fleet's public-data collectors; each series links its primary source.
About the data
Readings are the latest row (and the previous row where one exists) per series in PostNewz's data_snapshots table, 5 rows read Oct 22, 6:03 p.m. HST: vps:worldmonitor:firms as of 2026-10-22T14:18:08Z; vps:worldmonitor:eia as of 2026-10-22T12:30:02Z; vps:signal:baltic-dry as of 2026-10-21T18:17:04Z. PostNewz copies each series daily from the fleet's public-data collectors; each series links its primary source.