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U.S. less Alaskan North Slope Crude Oil First Purchase Price (Dollars per Barrel)
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1977
8.52
8.56
8.59
8.92
8.99
9.12
1978
9.06
9.18
9.30
9.39
9.40
9.58
9.54
9.68
9.80
9.81
9.87
10.16
1979
10.10
10.30
10.37
10.82
11.09
12.13
13.40
13.97
14.85
15.44
15.96
17.68
1980
18.59
19.73
20.19
21.20
21.94
22.60
23.43
23.94
23.71
24.45
25.20
27.03
1981
30.24
36.32
36.63
35.78
34.71
33.61
32.85
32.93
33.11
32.91
32.98
32.74
1982
33.01
32.18
30.78
29.74
29.76
29.86
29.92
29.87
29.84
30.70
30.73
30.17
1983
29.73
28.39
28.06
27.69
27.75
27.72
27.68
27.73
27.81
27.91
27.87
27.65
1984
27.67
27.84
27.70
27.72
27.77
27.78
27.85
27.76
27.74
27.65
27.11
26.52
1985
25.87
25.32
25.56
25.79
25.89
25.72
25.66
25.61
25.61
25.74
25.93
26.14
1986
24.95
19.40
14.10
12.08
12.27
12.40
10.94
11.46
12.62
12.60
12.64
13.12
1987
15.32
15.95
15.97
16.23
16.69
17.33
18.25
18.46
17.59
17.37
17.00
15.86
1988
15.05
14.84
14.31
15.24
15.59
15.01
13.66
13.56
13.08
12.07
11.73
13.30
1989
15.23
15.47
16.77
18.24
18.00
17.73
17.63
16.22
16.92
17.60
17.54
18.24
1990
19.98
19.73
18.17
16.06
15.53
14.25
15.39
23.53
29.83
32.67
29.00
24.04
1991
21.44
17.62
16.72
17.65
18.00
17.06
18.01
18.16
18.35
19.54
18.96
16.34
1992
15.55
15.61
15.55
16.83
17.79
19.44
18.98
18.31
18.64
18.52
17.22
16.26
1993
15.98
16.79
17.13
17.17
16.98
16.04
14.68
14.74
14.21
14.91
13.50
11.51
1994
11.78
11.79
11.91
13.40
15.12
16.13
16.50
15.47
14.66
14.92
15.24
14.43
1995
15.19
15.82
15.70
16.95
16.98
15.97
14.84
15.30
15.54
14.84
15.20
16.29
1996
16.44
16.43
18.68
20.62
18.56
17.77
18.50
19.17
21.03
22.20
21.11
22.41
1997
22.68
19.89
18.34
17.19
18.03
16.49
16.68
17.06
17.05
18.55
17.47
15.69
1998
13.92
13.01
11.86
12.09
11.83
10.57
11.02
10.66
11.95
11.72
10.33
8.77
1999
9.54
9.27
11.55
13.94
14.75
15.00
16.85
18.29
20.71
20.27
22.16
23.33
2000
24.32
26.36
27.12
23.54
26.19
28.13
27.59
28.55
30.51
30.29
31.09
25.79
2001
25.95
26.40
23.93
24.11
24.84
24.26
23.53
24.12
23.37
19.55
17.45
16.47
2002
16.69
17.67
21.10
23.31
24.41
23.37
24.35
25.67
26.80
26.15
24.23
26.13
2003
29.25
32.74
30.92
26.32
25.82
27.84
28.48
29.08
26.01
27.49
28.21
29.39
2004
31.34
32.06
33.64
33.90
36.44
35.28
37.12
40.86
41.57
47.33
43.92
39.14
2005
41.35
42.99
48.48
48.01
44.55
50.56
54.03
59.55
60.32
57.59
53.89
53.88
2006
58.89
56.03
56.07
63.01
64.86
64.97
68.21
67.71
59.60
53.75
52.98
55.72
2007
49.82
53.80
55.68
58.77
59.24
62.59
69.77
68.16
73.57
79.68
88.06
85.71
2008
87.80
89.88
99.03
106.99
119.06
127.75
128.52
113.22
99.36
73.89
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Release Date: 12/31/2008
Next Release Date: 1/30/2009
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