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Monthly
Annual
Louisiana Crude Oil Wellhead Acquisition Price by First Purchasers (Dollars per Barrel)
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1977
7.95
8.02
8.21
8.46
8.36
8.91
1978
8.47
8.59
8.62
8.88
8.84
9.05
9.05
9.23
9.24
9.44
9.52
9.54
1979
9.67
9.82
9.78
10.16
10.18
11.04
11.70
12.01
12.58
12.95
13.18
14.15
1980
14.90
15.80
16.75
17.94
18.63
19.57
20.66
21.63
21.14
22.80
24.90
24.58
1981
27.78
40.08
38.75
38.36
37.08
35.90
34.14
35.37
34.53
34.43
35.12
34.95
1982
34.93
34.16
32.86
31.77
31.96
31.85
31.80
31.97
31.69
32.78
32.85
31.43
1983
31.78
30.67
29.37
29.91
29.90
29.25
29.96
29.49
29.97
29.92
29.95
30.06
1984
30.17
29.95
29.93
29.96
29.89
29.89
29.91
29.82
29.80
29.62
28.86
28.27
1985
27.20
26.47
26.75
27.15
27.37
27.26
27.22
27.20
27.28
27.38
27.52
27.80
1986
26.77
20.10
15.26
13.36
13.60
13.75
12.22
12.63
13.93
13.76
13.74
14.35
1987
16.71
17.14
17.08
17.26
17.89
18.46
19.36
19.51
18.43
18.51
18.18
17.11
1988
16.34
16.28
15.59
16.63
16.86
16.16
14.87
14.68
14.10
13.12
12.95
14.61
1989
16.63
16.74
18.17
19.52
19.15
18.91
18.81
17.27
18.15
18.90
18.86
19.67
1990
21.24
20.99
19.48
17.29
16.88
15.45
16.85
25.11
31.47
34.88
30.89
25.90
1991
23.21
19.37
18.70
19.55
19.86
18.73
19.98
20.15
20.63
22.03
21.23
18.34
1992
17.58
17.60
17.49
18.86
19.69
21.09
20.50
19.72
20.00
19.70
18.35
17.57
1993
17.67
18.55
18.84
18.79
18.36
17.38
16.14
16.29
15.15
16.45
15.01
12.87
1994
13.35
13.11
13.16
14.82
16.64
17.43
17.77
16.62
15.78
16.11
16.69
15.79
1995
16.71
17.23
16.96
18.38
18.29
17.11
15.94
16.58
16.81
16.03
16.71
17.99
1996
18.09
17.95
19.97
21.65
19.57
18.98
19.88
20.81
22.66
23.94
22.81
24.09
1997
24.30
21.40
19.52
18.40
19.35
17.66
17.98
18.27
18.27
19.88
18.75
17.00
1998
15.22
14.33
13.03
13.01
13.04
11.58
11.97
11.59
13.15
12.57
11.03
9.75
1999
10.58
10.04
12.43
15.07
15.83
16.09
18.25
19.89
22.34
21.35
23.80
24.97
2000
26.04
28.37
28.95
24.82
27.44
29.92
28.92
30.06
31.88
31.74
33.05
28.44
2001
28.29
28.89
25.75
25.84
26.60
25.44
25.19
26.00
25.18
21.65
19.33
18.29
2002
18.63
19.40
23.03
24.56
25.72
24.74
25.82
26.80
28.29
27.70
25.69
28.81
2003
31.58
35.41
32.49
29.42
27.84
29.55
30.32
30.60
27.49
29.44
30.33
31.60
2004
33.29
34.30
36.25
36.27
39.09
37.03
39.16
43.33
44.92
51.77
48.01
41.79
2005
45.04
46.41
52.39
51.11
47.68
54.21
56.89
62.45
63.41
61.48
57.67
57.42
2006
62.92
60.11
60.67
67.89
68.82
69.72
70.96
71.79
63.40
57.03
56.57
60.16
2007
53.96
58.43
60.13
63.52
64.14
68.13
75.76
74.07
78.30
84.53
93.38
90.74
2008
93.57
94.97
104.87
111.72
Updated on 6/30/2008
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
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