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Monthly
Annual
U.S. Crude Oil Imported Acquisition Cost by Refiners (Dollars per Barrel)
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1974
9.59
12.45
12.73
12.72
13.02
13.06
12.75
12.68
12.53
12.44
12.53
12.82
1975
12.77
13.05
13.28
13.26
13.27
14.15
14.03
14.25
14.04
14.66
15.04
14.81
1976
13.27
13.26
13.51
13.39
13.41
13.48
13.51
13.58
13.47
13.49
13.58
13.71
1977
14.11
14.50
14.54
14.36
14.62
14.63
14.44
14.68
14.50
14.56
14.61
14.76
1978
14.52
14.41
14.57
14.40
14.51
14.54
14.49
14.46
14.53
14.63
14.74
14.94
1979
15.50
15.88
16.41
17.58
19.00
21.03
23.09
23.98
25.06
25.05
27.02
28.91
1980
30.75
32.40
33.42
33.54
34.33
34.48
34.51
34.44
34.46
34.63
35.09
35.63
1981
38.85
39.00
38.31
38.41
37.84
37.03
36.58
35.82
35.44
35.43
36.21
35.95
1982
35.54
35.48
34.07
32.82
32.78
33.79
33.44
32.95
33.03
33.28
33.09
32.85
1983
31.40
30.76
28.43
27.95
28.53
29.23
28.76
29.50
29.54
29.67
29.09
29.30
1984
28.80
28.91
28.95
29.11
29.26
29.19
29.00
28.92
28.70
28.79
28.74
28.02
1985
27.49
26.99
27.20
27.59
27.60
27.25
26.57
26.61
26.56
26.79
27.12
26.21
1986
24.93
18.11
14.22
13.15
13.17
12.25
10.91
11.87
12.85
12.78
13.46
14.17
1987
16.45
16.98
17.26
17.89
18.25
18.71
19.26
19.32
18.57
18.53
18.14
17.20
1988
15.45
15.43
14.73
15.62
15.93
15.50
14.81
14.32
13.84
13.05
12.66
14.11
1989
16.04
16.61
17.77
19.59
19.05
18.27
17.99
17.23
17.62
18.29
18.32
20.05
1990
20.51
19.78
18.94
16.66
16.07
15.15
16.54
24.26
29.88
32.88
30.19
25.56
1991
22.30
18.30
17.58
18.32
18.36
17.78
18.14
18.71
19.00
19.86
19.35
17.17
1992
16.10
16.00
16.36
17.37
18.79
19.83
19.74
19.25
19.26
19.34
18.40
16.94
1993
16.80
17.41
17.82
18.35
17.89
16.80
15.81
15.64
15.32
15.59
14.05
12.56
1994
12.93
12.90
13.18
14.54
15.74
17.04
17.52
16.66
15.91
16.27
16.46
15.78
1995
16.56
17.21
17.21
18.70
18.56
17.43
16.50
16.54
16.71
16.29
16.52
17.53
1996
17.48
17.77
19.90
21.33
20.12
19.32
19.60
20.53
22.04
23.22
22.66
23.22
1997
23.02
20.88
19.16
17.83
18.55
17.35
17.49
17.96
17.85
18.73
17.88
15.95
1998
14.33
13.32
12.34
12.81
12.61
11.61
11.55
11.34
12.77
12.11
10.99
9.39
1999
10.16
10.33
12.10
14.82
15.57
15.91
18.05
19.56
21.64
21.62
23.14
24.35
2000
25.29
27.39
27.70
24.29
26.35
28.91
28.00
28.80
30.56
29.71
30.00
25.19
2001
24.49
24.97
23.01
22.99
24.63
23.95
22.76
23.77
22.51
18.76
16.06
15.95
2002
17.04
18.24
22.29
23.98
24.44
23.45
24.99
25.68
27.14
25.99
23.68
26.68
2003
30.30
32.23
29.23
24.48
25.15
27.22
27.95
28.50
25.66
27.32
27.47
28.63
2004
30.11
30.69
32.16
32.34
35.68
33.45
35.89
39.46
40.42
45.36
39.89
34.07
2005
37.56
39.72
45.73
45.25
43.19
49.28
52.79
58.67
58.79
55.31
49.97
50.85
2006
55.85
52.80
55.31
62.41
64.39
63.79
67.99
66.45
57.29
52.70
52.70
54.97
2007
49.51
53.70
56.26
60.40
61.44
65.14
70.72
68.28
72.22
78.61
85.52
83.21
2008
84.82
87.41
97.03
104.95
116.78
Updated on 6/30/2008
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
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