About $19.25 per barrel (equal to about $29.73 per barrel in 2010).
The average price of a barrel of crude oil in 1972 was $3.39
In today's dollars (2010) it was about $50.00 per barrel. In 1978 it was about $14.95 per barrel.
From 2005-2010, the average price for a barrel of crude oil is: about $67.00.
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 2003 was $27.56
The average price for a barrel of crude oil in 2000 was $27.39
In 1990: $23.19 per barrel. (this would equal about $38.35 in 2010).In 1991: $20.20 per barrel. (this would equal about $32.14 in 2010).
From 1995 to 2010, the average price of a barrel of crude went from $16.75 to about $70.00. It hit a high of $91.48 in 2008.
Inflation-adjusted for 2010, about $15.84 per barrel 1998 happens to be the year when oil prices were among the lowest in the USA's historyIn 1998 dollars, about $11.91 per barrel
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.