Table 13.  World Crude Oil Prices1
           (Dollars per Barrel)
Country
  Type of Crude/        In Effect:
  API Gravity2            6-Feb 30-Jan  2-Jan  4-Jan  5-Jan  6-Jan  7-Jan  6-Jan
                           2009   2009   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005   1978
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OPEC
Abu Dhabi
  Murban 39              44.81  44.76  38.97  94.85  61.39  59.74  38.74  13.26
Algeria
  Saharan Blend 44       45.25  45.02  37.44  98.28  59.77  60.96  40.89  14.10
Angola6
  Cabinda 32             42.96  42.82  35.04  92.29  54.93  56.51  35.32    NA
Dubai
  Fateh 32               43.59  42.46  36.67  90.19  56.43  55.53  34.44  12.64
Ecuador6
  Oriente 30             37.50  37.28  29.31  85.46  47.92  46.37  26.59  12.35
Iran
  Iranian Heavy 30       40.22  40.49  33.16  92.76  51.92  54.07  32.98  12.49
  Iranian Light 34       41.67  41.94  35.31  94.96  53.77  56.07  35.73  13.45
Iraq3
  Kirkuk 36              42.81  42.74  35.60  92.23  52.51  54.91  34.62  13.17
Kuwait
  Kuwait 31              41.44  39.21  32.86  88.20  53.35  53.61  31.86  12.22
Libya
  Es Sider 37            43.50  43.64  36.66  96.79  56.83  58.94  39.21  13.68
Neutral Zone
  Khafji 28              39.49  40.09  35.21  93.02  53.48  55.01  34.05  12.03
Nigeria
  Bonny Light 37         47.72  47.44  39.85  98.52  60.64  60.76  40.22  15.12
  Forcados 31            48.11  47.97  40.65  98.47  60.64  60.91  40.12  13.70
Qatar
  Dukhan 40              44.24  43.53  37.13  94.20  59.90  59.49  38.14  13.19
Saudi Arabia
  Arabian Heavy 27       36.64  36.44  30.16  88.07  49.83  50.41  27.95  12.02
  Arabian Light 34       39.49  40.09  35.21  93.02  53.48  55.01  34.05  12.70
  Arabian Medium 31      37.74  38.04  32.16  90.27  51.53  52.86  30.60  12.32
Venezuela
  Bachaquero 17            NA     NA     NA     NA     NA     NA     NA   11.38
  Bachaquero 24            NA     NA     NA     NA     NA     NA     NA   12.39
  Tia Juana Light 31     40.96  41.46  35.42  93.85  52.60  56.45  36.49  13.54

Total OPEC4               41.89  41.86  35.48  93.56  55.06  56.18  35.21  13.03

Non-OPEC
Australia
  Gippsland 42           44.68  45.61  37.04  98.72  62.28  62.75  40.92    NA
Brunei7
  Seria Light 37           NA     NA     NA     NA     NA     NA     NA   14.15
Cameroon
  Kole 34                42.82  42.61  33.10  93.90  54.41  57.50  34.72    NA
Canada
  Canadian Par 40        33.86  37.43  28.01  94.72  57.12  58.94  41.32    NA
  Heavy Hardisty 22      33.56  36.94  23.58  65.38    NA     NA     NA     NA
China
  Daqing 33              41.86  39.84  35.65  95.08  59.33  57.67  37.69  13.73
Colombia
  Cano Limon 30          47.07  48.01  42.83  92.97  54.61  57.55  37.39    NA
Egypt5
  Suez Blend 33          39.93  39.70  32.67  91.53  50.91  53.72  33.94  12.81
Gabon6
  Mandji 30                NA     NA     NA     NA     NA     NA     NA   12.59
Indonesia6
  Minas 34               45.02  44.58  36.63  98.34  62.31  58.63  38.25  13.55
Malaysia
  Tapis Blend 44         46.96  48.31  39.83 100.53  63.47  65.56  41.53  14.30
Mexico
  Isthmus 33             40.85  41.35  35.31  93.74  52.49  56.34  36.37  13.10
  Maya 22                38.61  39.33  29.53  82.78  44.17  45.99  28.31    NA
Norway
  Ekofisk Blend 42       46.19  46.34  37.22  98.23  57.20  60.91  40.48  14.20
Oman
  Oman Blend 34          43.78  42.86  37.14  90.50  57.16  56.38  35.48  13.06
Russia8
  Urals 32               42.80  42.90  34.20  93.98  52.36  56.07  36.14  13.20
United Kingdom
  Brent Blend 38         43.63  43.80  34.33  98.42  56.66  60.93  41.39    NA

Total Non-OPEC4           41.62  42.35  33.48  92.15  54.32  54.35  35.12  13.44

Total World4              41.77  42.07  34.57  92.93  54.63  55.12  35.16  13.08

United States9            39.42  40.60  31.76  88.41  51.57  53.28  33.79  13.38
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  1 Estimated contract prices based on government-selling prices, netback
values, or spotmarket quotations. All prices are f.o.b. at the foreign port
of lading except where noted; 30 day payment plan except where noted. See
Appendix A for procedure used for calculation of world oil prices.
  2 An arbitrary scale expressing the gravity or density of liquid petroleum
products.
  3 Netback price at U.S. Gulf.
  4 Average prices (f.o.b.) weighted by estimated export volume.
  5 On 60 days credit.
  6 Ecuador rejoined OPEC effective November 2007. Effective July 1996, Gabon
withdrew from OPEC. Effective January 2007, Angola became a member of OPEC.
Effective January 2009, Indonesia withdrew from OPEC. Prices have been adjusted accordingly.
  7 Brunei contract prices no longer available for use in weekly
calculations.
  8 Price (f.o.b.) to Mediterranean destinations; also called Urals.
  9 Average prices (f.o.b.) weighted by estimated import volume.
Notes: The Canadian crude prices have been changed to U.S. dollars. Effective with
   the week ending July 6, 2007, Lloyd Blend crude stream data are no longer
   available; a similar crude stream Heavy Hardisty has replaced this category.
NA=Not Applicable.
R=Revised data.
Sources: (the complete url below appears on two lines)
http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/weekly_petroleum_
status_report/current/pdf/sources.pdf