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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   
Alaska North Slope 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 5.21 10.57
  1980's 16.87 23.23 19.92 17.69 17.91 16.98 6.45 10.83 8.43 12.00
  1990's 15.23 11.57 11.73 10.84 9.77 11.12 15.32 14.84 8.47 12.46
  2000's 23.62 18.18 19.37 23.78 33.03 47.05 56.86 63.69


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