The best source of information on oil prices on the web is the EIA site, but they only go back to 1978. But I found one website with data going back to 1972, and it states that oil was $3.58 per barrel. Usually, this is "bench-mark" crude (a sweet, light crude) and heavier or sour crudes would go for less. Other websites give values around $3.00 See: http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/manage/newsletters/fefo08_10/fefo08_10.html
The average price for a barrel of oil in 1997 was: $18.65
The average price for a barrel of oil during 1998 was $11.91
It varied month-to-month. In 2000, the prices ranged from a low of $23.20 in April to a high of $30.36 in November.
about 20 dollars all year it changed by only about 50 cents a month
It reached as low as $.10 per BARREL because of lack of regulation and demand, but a great abundance of oil found in the Southwest of the US.
$27.39 per barrel in 2000 (equal to about $34.45 per barrel in 2010).
$18.33 per barrel (about $32.03 in 2010 dollars).
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$7.67 per barrel.
In 1968, a barrel of crude oil was about $3.18 (in 1968 dollars). Today, in 2010, even adjusted for inflation, the same barrel would only cost about $19.78!
42 gallon (US)
It settled at $95.71/barrel today (09/15/08), the first time it has been under $100 a barrel in six months.
From each 42-gallon of crude oil, about 19.5 gallons of gasoline is produced.
It was actually much more than that. In 1971, the price of a barrel of oil was $3.60. By 1980, the price had skyrocketed to $37.24 per barrel; an increase of 934%
As of September 1, 2012 the price of a barrel of oil is $96.48. To see the current price of a barrel of oil see the related link below, which gives the current price of oil.
The average price for a barrel of crude oil in 2000 was $27.39
The average price for a barrel of crude oil in 2003 was $27.56
Today Dec 09, 2008 the price for a oil barrel is 35.16 usd
The average price for a barrel of oil in 1995 was: $16.75
In December 2009, the price of crude oil was $70.53 per barrel.
The price of a barrel of crude oil reached its highest 2008 price in the month of July when it hit $128.08 per barrel.
The price of oil fluctuates from day to day, and never has one set price. However, as of June 9, 2014, the price of a barrel of crude oil was 104.53 USD for WTD oil and 109.99 USD for Brent oil. TOCOM crude oil was 66,520.00 JPY. These numbers will fluctuate regularly with the market.
The oil in those barrels is crude oil. They hold 42 gallons.
The average price of a barrel of crude oil in 1992 was $15.99
The average price of a barrel of crude oil in 1965 was $2.86