It settled at $95.71/barrel today (09/15/08), the first time it has been under $100 a barrel in six months.
Brent crude oil is a type of sweet light crude oil that is extracted from the North Sea. It is a benchmark used to price two-thirds of the world's internationally traded crude oil supplies. Brent crude oil is known for its high quality and low sulfur content, making it desirable for refining into gasoline and diesel fuel.
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!
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1 barrel of crude oil equals 42 US gallons of crude oil.
Polymers are not made into crude oil. Crude oil is composed of a mixture of hydrocarbons that are naturally occurring in the earth's crust. However, polymers can be derived from crude oil through a process called polymerization, where small molecular units (monomers) derived from crude oil are chemically bonded together to form long chains known as polymers.
In 1997, the average price for a barrel of crude oil was $18.64 (about $30.00 in today's dollars).
In 1977, the average price for a barrel of crude oil was $14.40 (about $60.00 in today's dollars).
In 1976, the average price for a barrel of crude oil was $13.10 (about $50.19 today).
The Crude Oil and Commodity Prices on April, Friday 25 2014 are: WTI Crude Oil is $101.94/barrel and Brent Crude Oil is $110.33/barrel.
$ 91,34/barrel
The average price of a barrel of crude oil in 1901 was 96 cents.
The average price for a barrel of crude oil in 2000 was: $26.72
The average price for a barrel of crude oil in May 2007 was: $58.90
From 2005-2010, the average price for a barrel of crude oil is: about $67.00.
The highest price for barrel of crude oil reached $128.08in July 2008.
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