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U.S. Crude Oil Wellhead Acquisition Price by First Purchasers (Dollars per Barrel)
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1974
6.95
6.87
6.77
6.77
6.87
6.85
6.80
6.71
6.70
6.97
6.97
7.09
1975
7.61
7.47
7.57
7.55
7.52
7.49
7.75
7.73
7.75
7.83
7.80
7.93
1976
8.63
7.91
7.78
7.86
7.89
8.00
8.04
8.03
8.39
8.46
8.61
8.62
1977
8.50
8.56
8.45
8.41
8.49
8.44
8.47
8.45
8.43
8.72
8.69
8.81
1978
8.71
8.86
8.80
8.82
8.81
9.05
8.96
9.05
9.15
9.17
9.20
9.47
1979
9.46
9.69
9.83
10.33
10.71
11.70
13.39
14.00
14.57
15.06
15.52
17.00
1980
17.86
18.86
19.33
20.28
21.05
21.52
22.31
22.62
22.59
23.23
23.99
25.83
1981
28.81
34.30
34.59
33.92
32.73
31.68
31.10
31.10
31.10
30.98
30.97
30.80
1982
30.80
29.73
28.31
27.64
27.66
28.12
28.09
27.99
27.99
28.76
28.74
28.02
1983
27.22
26.41
26.08
25.85
26.08
25.98
25.86
26.03
26.08
26.04
26.09
25.88
1984
25.93
26.06
26.05
25.93
26.00
26.09
26.11
26.02
25.97
25.92
25.44
25.05
1985
24.26
23.64
23.89
24.19
24.18
24.07
24.04
23.99
23.96
24.10
24.27
24.51
1986
23.12
17.65
12.62
10.68
10.75
10.68
9.25
9.77
11.09
11.00
11.05
11.73
1987
13.79
14.51
14.54
14.95
15.29
15.95
16.88
17.06
16.25
15.95
15.46
14.27
1988
13.64
13.43
12.96
13.92
14.12
13.59
12.38
12.22
11.63
10.62
10.31
11.99
1989
13.80
14.24
15.65
17.04
16.76
16.42
16.32
15.01
15.58
16.25
16.30
17.01
1990
18.49
18.16
16.57
14.52
13.82
12.79
14.03
21.87
28.46
30.86
27.53
22.63
1991
19.60
16.28
15.13
16.16
16.44
15.58
16.36
16.60
16.71
17.72
17.12
14.68
1992
13.99
14.04
14.12
15.36
16.38
17.96
17.80
17.07
17.20
17.16
16.00
14.94
1993
14.70
15.53
15.94
16.15
16.03
15.06
13.83
13.75
13.39
16.27
15.21
12.95
1994
10.49
10.71
10.94
12.31
14.02
14.93
15.34
14.50
13.62
13.84
14.14
13.43
1995
14.00
14.71
14.68
15.84
15.85
15.02
14.01
14.13
14.49
13.68
14.03
15.02
1996
15.43
15.54
17.63
19.58
17.94
16.94
17.63
18.29
19.93
21.09
20.20
21.34
1997
21.76
19.38
17.83
16.63
17.23
15.88
15.89
16.19
16.41
17.66
16.83
15.04
1998
13.45
12.17
11.15
11.28
11.13
10.00
10.44
10.20
11.29
11.32
9.64
8.03
1999
8.57
8.60
10.76
12.82
13.92
14.39
16.12
17.58
20.03
19.71
21.35
22.55
2000
23.53
25.48
26.19
23.20
25.58
27.62
26.81
27.91
29.72
29.65
30.36
24.46
2001
24.64
25.27
22.98
23.39
24.06
23.43
22.82
23.08
22.37
18.73
16.40
15.54
2002
15.89
16.93
20.28
22.52
23.51
22.59
23.51
24.76
26.08
25.29
23.38
25.29
2003
28.42
31.85
30.10
25.45
24.95
26.84
27.52
27.94
25.23
26.53
27.21
28.53
2004
30.35
31.21
32.86
33.20
35.73
34.53
36.54
40.10
40.56
46.14
42.85
38.22
2005
40.18
42.19
47.56
47.26
44.03
49.83
53.35
58.90
59.64
56.99
53.20
53.24
2006
57.85
55.69
55.64
62.52
64.40
64.65
67.71
67.21
59.37
53.26
52.42
55.03
2007
49.32
52.94
54.95
58.20
58.90
62.35
69.23
67.77
73.27
79.32
87.16
85.28
2008
87.06
89.41
98.44
106.64
118.55
127.47
128.08
112.83
98.50
73.22
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= Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Release Date: 12/31/2008
Next Release Date: 1/30/2009
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