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2008

ASB 2007
OPEC's mission is to coordinate and unify the petroleum policies of Member Countries and ensure the stabilization of oil markets in order to secure an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to consumers, a steady income to producers and a fair return on capital to those investing in the petroleum industry.
OPEC Basket Price
  31/12/2008: $35.58     $0.63

The price of OPEC basket of thirteen crudes stood at 35.58 dollars a barrel on Wednesday 31/12/08, compared with $34.95 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.
Who gets what from oil?
Variations in gasoline prices are not due to differences in crude prices, but to widely varying levels of taxation in the major consuming nations. [...more]