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Note: These data are available in spreadsheet format by clicking the ''Download Series History'' link on the previous page (with drop-down menu bar at top).
 View History:    Monthly     Annual   
Louisiana Crude Oil Wellhead Acquisition Price by First Purchasers (Dollars per Barrel)
Decade Year-0 Year-1 Year-2 Year-3 Year-4 Year-5 Year-6 Year-7 Year-8 Year-9
  1970's 9.03 11.42
  1980's 19.87 35.45 32.44 30.02 29.67 27.22 15.32 17.97 15.22 18.39
  1990's 23.04 20.14 19.00 16.90 15.60 17.06 20.88 19.22 12.59 17.73
  2000's 29.03 24.51 24.84 30.52 40.48 54.05 64.23 71.63


Updated on 6/30/2008
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
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