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36   Spot crude oil prices. 1972-2004. USD/barrel
Year Arabian Light/ Dubai1 Forties/ Brent2 Nigeria Forcados West Texas Intermediate3
1972 1.90 - - -
1973 2.83 - - -
1974 10.41 - - -
1975 10.70 - - -
         
1976 11.63 12.80 12.87 12.23
1977 12.38 13.92 14.21 14.22
1978 13.03 14.02 13.65 14.55
1979 29.75 31.61 29.25 25.08
1980 35.69 36.83 36.98 37.96
         
1981 34.32 35.93 36.18 36.08
1982 31.80 32.97 33.29 33.65
1983 28.78 29.55 29.54 30.30
1984 28.06 28.78 28.88 29.39
1985 27.53 27.53 27.75 27.99
         
1986 13.10 14.32 14.45 15.04
1987 16.95 18.33 18.40 19.19
1988 13.22 14.92 14.99 15.97
1989 15.64 18.23 18.30 19.68
1990 20.38 23.73 23.85 24.50
         
1991 16.63 20.00 20.11 21.54
1992 17.16 19.32 19.61 20.57
1993 14.95 16.97 17.41 18.45
1994 14.74 15.82 16.25 17.21
1995 16.10 17.02 17.26 18.42
         
1996 18.52 20.67 21.16 22.16
1997 18.23 19.09 19.33 20.61
1998 12.21 12.72 12.62 14.39
1999 17.25 17.97 18.00 19.31
2000 26.20 28.50 28.42 30.37
         
2001(2001) 22.81 24.44 24.23 25.93
2002 23.74 25.02 25.04 26.16
2003 26.78 28.83 28.66 31.07
2004 33.64 38.27 38.13 41.49
1  1972-1985 Arabian Light, 1986-1998 Dubai.
2  1976-1984 Forties, 1985-1998 Brent.
3  1976-1983 posted WTI prices, 1984-1998 spot WTI prices.
Source: BP Amoco statistical review of world energy.
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