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Domestic Crude Oil First Purchase Prices for Selected Crude Streams
(Dollars per Barrel)
Year/MonthAlaska North SlopeCalifornia Kern RiverCalifornia Midway-SunsetHeavy Louisiana SweetLouisiana Light Sweet
1994 9.77 11.65 11.79 - -
1995 11.12 13.59 13.37 - -
1996 15.32 15.97 15.70 - -
1997 14.84 15.02 14.88 - -
1998 8.47 8.59 8.48 - -
1999 12.46 14.02 12.22 - -
2000 23.62 23.88 23.56 - -
2001 18.18 19.03 19.50 - -
2002 19.37 19.80 22.81 - -
2003
January 24.92 W 27.62 - -
February 28.21 W 30.73 - -
March 26.73 W 29.94 - -
April 21.83 W 23.18 - -
May 21.50 W 23.50 - -
June 22.83 25.86 27.03 - -
July 23.40 25.92 26.78 - -
August 23.09 26.73 28.23 - -
September 21.99 23.51 24.99 - -
October 22.63 24.85 25.90 - -
November 23.16 25.07 24.75 - -
December 24.95 26.58 25.34 - -
2003 Average 23.78 25.24 26.67 - -
2004
January 26.29 28.67 28.32 31.55 31.85
February 27.55 29.21 28.84 33.62 34.02
March 29.60 31.08 30.82 34.06 35.21
April 30.25 30.73 30.56 35.54 35.72
May 32.69 34.24 34.01 35.77 37.35
June 31.27 32.11 31.78 36.77 36.14
July 33.68 34.11 33.88 37.07 37.88
August 35.86 37.42 37.34 39.14 41.65
September 36.55 35.87 36.33 41.45 44.37
October 42.08 41.32 41.89 43.77 48.92
November 38.39 36.11 37.47 45.79 51.95
December 34.47 29.92 31.15 45.27 47.54
2004 Average 33.03 33.42 33.74 37.78 40.24
2005
January 35.87 32.94 34.41 42.32 42.90
February 38.73 33.91 40.04 44.33 44.61
March 43.59 40.97 42.14 47.84 49.87
April 43.92 39.19 41.14 51.20 50.11
May 41.74 37.50 38.46 49.22 46.95
June 46.35 44.92 45.61 49.60 51.33


Source: Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy
www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/petroleum_marketing_monthly/current/txt/tables22.txt

Dash (-) = No data reported.
W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Notes: In January 2004, new crude streams were added and selected crude streams were discontinued for California, Gulf Coast, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Notes: Values shown for the current month are preliminary. Values shown for previous months are revised. Data are final upon publication in the Petroleum Marketing Annual.
EIA Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-182, "Domestic Crude Oil First Purchase Report."

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