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The price of a barrel of oil will vary daily, depending on the properties of the oil. Right now, oil is around $102/barrel for sweet, West Texas light oil. This is the price from the futures market for the most recent contract. It will change during the day, and may be higher or lower at by the end of tody (March 22).

I have included an additional link if you question is how do we put a market value on oil that is yet to be produced. An oil well will tend to decline in rate, so if oil prices stay constant, the well makes less money and eventually will run out of oil. So, the value of a well may be calculated using a cash flow analyses with an production and oil price forecast. Frequently, the valuation is compared with what other investors are paying for oil properties.

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