Figure 1,
World Crude Oil Prices - Weekly,
(Dollars per barrel),
Date ,Total World
01/03/97,23.46
01/10/97,24.13
01/17/97,23.27
01/24/97,22.31
01/31/97,22.13
02/07/97,21.82
02/14/97,20.49
02/21/97,20.02
02/28/97,18.94
03/07/97,18.76
03/14/97,18.79
03/21/97,19.04
03/28/97,18.70
04/04/97,17.80
04/11/97,16.84
04/18/97,16.78
04/25/97,17.09
05/02/97,17.41
05/09/97,17.43
05/16/97,18.32
05/23/97,19.00
05/30/97,18.57
06/06/97,17.85
06/13/97,16.67
06/20/97,16.72
06/27/97,17.04
07/04/97,17.55
07/11/97,17.07
07/18/97,17.28
07/25/97,17.42
08/01/97,17.84
08/08/97,17.93
08/15/97,17.60
08/22/97,17.59
08/29/97,17.23
09/05/97,17.38
09/12/97,17.28
09/19/97,17.35
09/26/97,17.77
10/03/97,18.83
10/10/97,19.51
10/17/97,18.74
10/24/97,18.68
10/31/97,18.55
11/07/97,18.42
11/14/97,18.45
11/21/97,18.23
11/28/97,17.99
12/05/97,17.16
12/12/97,16.56
12/19/97,16.19
12/26/97,16.09
01/02/98,15.36
01/09/98,14.14
01/16/98,13.56
01/23/98,13.46
01/30/98,13.96
02/06/98,13.51
02/13/98,13.04
02/20/98,12.64
02/27/98,12.08
03/06/98,11.93
03/13/98,11.05
03/20/98,10.61
03/27/98,12.65
04/03/98,12.51
04/10/98,11.95
04/17/98,12.06
04/24/98,12.25
05/01/98,12.51
05/08/98,12.81
05/15/98,12.65
05/22/98,12.32
05/29/98,12.52
06/05/98,12.23
06/12/98,11.22
06/19/98,10.01
06/26/98,11.01
07/03/98,11.00
07/10/98,11.17
07/17/98,11.30
07/24/98,11.49
07/31/98,11.90
08/07/98,11.68
08/14/98,11.21
08/21/98,11.52
08/28/98,11.72
09/04/98,11.81
09/11/98,11.98
09/18/98,12.01
09/25/98,13.28
10/02/98,13.99
10/09/98,13.23
10/16/98,12.21
10/23/98,11.69
10/30/98,12.31
11/06/98,11.99
11/13/98,11.56
11/20/98,10.79
11/27/98,10.72
12/04/98,9.64
12/11/98,9.32
12/18/98,9.75
12/25/98,9.57
01/01/99,9.93
01/08/99,10.55
01/15/99,10.77
01/22/99,10.42
01/29/99,10.56
02/05/99,10.21
02/12/99,9.47
02/19/99,9.62
02/26/99,10.18
03/05/99,10.43
03/12/99,11.35
03/19/99,12.49
03/26/99,13.31
04/02/99,14.33
04/09/99,14.10
04/16/99,14.56
04/23/99,15.63
04/30/99,15.87
05/07/99,16.19
05/14/99,15.38
05/21/99,14.70
05/28/99,14.82
06/04/99,14.44
06/11/99,15.56
06/18/99,15.87
06/25/99,15.92
07/02/99,16.54
07/09/99,17.73
07/16/99,18.41
07/23/99,18.63
07/30/99,19.10
08/06/99,19.09
08/13/99,19.92
08/20/99,20.34
08/27/99,20.15
09/03/99,20.47
09/10/99,21.73
09/17/99,22.66
09/24/99,22.74
10/01/99,23.10
10/08/99,22.18
10/15/99,21.47
10/22/99,21.75
10/29/99,21.68
11/05/99,21.89
11/12/99,23.69
11/19/99,24.41
11/26/99,25.10
12/03/99,24.79
12/10/99,25.16
12/17/99,24.71
12/24/99,24.90
12/31/99,24.88
01/07/00,23.60
01/14/00,24.13
01/21/00,26.07
01/28/00,26.22
02/04/00,26.44
02/11/00,26.85
02/18/00,27.34
02/25/00,27.12
03/03/00,27.66
03/10/00,29.34
03/17/00,27.86
03/24/00,25.59
03/31/00,24.78
04/07/00,23.78
04/14/00,22.30
04/21/00,23.12
04/28/00,23.67
05/05/00,24.70
05/12/00,26.64
05/19/00,27.83
05/26/00,28.11
06/02/00,28.18
06/09/00,28.15
06/16/00,29.47
06/23/00,28.99
06/30/00,29.76
07/07/00,29.18
07/14/00,28.61
07/21/00,27.39
07/28/00,25.48
08/04/00,25.63
08/11/00,27.29
08/18/00,28.40
08/25/00,28.91
09/01/00,31.10
09/08/00,32.86
09/15/00,31.14
09/22/00,31.92
09/29/00,28.75
10/06/00,28.80
10/13/00,31.15
10/20/00,30.21
10/27/00,30.97
11/03/00,29.86
11/10/00,30.78
11/17/00,31.58
11/24/00,31.19
12/01/00,30.16
12/08/00,25.88
12/15/00,23.69
12/22/00,22.06
12/29/00,21.30
01/05/01,22.47
01/12/01,23.57
01/19/01,24.13
01/26/01,25.20
02/02/01,25.18
02/09/01,27.33
02/16/01,25.83
02/23/01,24.88
03/02/01,23.83
03/09/01,24.61
03/16/01,23.42
03/23/01,22.79
03/30/01,23.07
04/06/01,23.14
04/13/01,24.50
04/20/01,25.20
04/27/01,24.89
05/04/01,25.81
05/11/01,25.46
05/18/01,25.99
05/25/01,26.52
06/01/01,26.22
06/08/01,25.80
06/15/01,26.56
06/22/01,25.05
06/29/01,24.56
07/06/01,24.13
07/13/01,23.91
07/20/01,22.80
07/27/01,23.62
08/03/01,24.01
08/10/01,24.65
08/17/01,24.78
08/24/01,24.49
08/31/01,25.07
09/07/01,25.32
09/14/01,26.42
09/21/01,25.14
09/28/01,21.21
10/05/01,20.43
10/12/01,20.00
10/19/01,19.48
10/26/01,19.24
11/02/01,18.62
11/09/01,18.00
11/16/01,17.35
11/23/01,16.89
11/30/01,17.53
12/07/01,17.64
12/14/01,16.98
12/21/01,17.61
12/28/01,18.69
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, available at http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/pet_frame.html, as of March 2002.",