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Distribution of proved oil reserves 1984/1994/2004
Oil proved reserves - 1984/1994/2004
Oil production by area
Oil R/P ratios - world
Oil R/P ratios - by region 2004
Oil consumption by area
Regional oil consumption by product group - gasolines
Regional oil consumption by product group: middle distillates
Regional oil consumption by product group: fuel oils
Regional oil consumption by product group: others
Distribution of Natural gas reserves 1984/1994/2004
Natural gas proved reserves: 1984/1994/2004
Natural gas production by area
Natural Gas R/P ratios - world
Natural Gas R/P ratios by region - 2004
Natural gas consumption by area
Nuclear energy consumption by area
Hydroelectricity consumption by area
Primary energy - world consumption by fuel type
Spot crude prices: from 1972
Natural gas prices - from 1984
Coal prices: from 1987
Spot crude prices: from 1972
This line chart shows spot crude prices for Dubai, Brent, Nigerian Focardos and West Texas Intermediate for the years 1972 to 2004. Spot crude prices are measured in $/bbl (US dollars per barrel of oil).
Image with a graph of Spot crude prices: from 1972
  Units 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
  Dubai - Spot crude price [10] $/bbl 1.904 2.833 10.412 10.702 11.625 12.375
  Brent - Spot crude price [11] $/bbl         12.8 13.92
  Nigerian Forcados - Spot crude price $/bbl         12.87 14.21
  West Texas Intermediate - spot crude price [12] $/bbl         12.23 14.22
  Units 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
  Dubai - Spot crude price [10] $/bbl 13.026 29.754 35.692 34.321 31.8 28.779
  Brent - Spot crude price [11] $/bbl 14.02 31.61 36.83 35.93 32.97 29.55
  Nigerian Forcados - Spot crude price $/bbl 13.65 29.25 36.98 36.18 33.29 29.54
  West Texas Intermediate - spot crude price [12] $/bbl 14.55 25.08 37.96 36.08 33.65 30.3
  Units 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
  Dubai - Spot crude price [10] $/bbl 28.058 27.534 13.095 16.953 13.267 15.621
  Brent - Spot crude price [11] $/bbl 28.78 27.56 14.43 18.435 14.924 18.226
  Nigerian Forcados - Spot crude price $/bbl 28.14 27.755 14.46 18.39 15 18.301
  West Texas Intermediate - spot crude price [12] $/bbl 29.391 27.98 15.1 19.18 15.972 19.676
  Units 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
  Dubai - Spot crude price [10] $/bbl 20.452 16.632 17.163 14.949 14.739 16.104
  Brent - Spot crude price [11] $/bbl 23.726 20.003 19.321 16.972 15.817 17.017
  Nigerian Forcados - Spot crude price $/bbl 23.853 20.113 19.614 17.413 16.251 17.26
  West Texas Intermediate - spot crude price [12] $/bbl 24.498 21.536 20.569 18.45 17.206 18.423
  Units 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
  Dubai - Spot crude price [10] $/bbl 18.517 18.232 12.209 17.247 26.2 22.812
  Brent - Spot crude price [11] $/bbl 20.668 19.093 12.716 17.97 28.495 24.444
  Nigerian Forcados - Spot crude price $/bbl 21.161 19.33 12.623 17.997 28.418 24.227
  West Texas Intermediate - spot crude price [12] $/bbl 22.158 20.606 14.385 19.314 30.367 25.932
  Units 2002 2003 2004
  Dubai - Spot crude price [10] $/bbl 23.743 26.783 33.636
  Brent - Spot crude price [11] $/bbl 25.023 28.83 38.265
  Nigerian Forcados - Spot crude price $/bbl 25.041 28.661 38.13
  West Texas Intermediate - spot crude price [12] $/bbl 26.162 31.07 41.488

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(10) 1972-1985 Arabian Light, 1986-2004 Dubai dated.
(11) 1976-83 Forties, 1984-2004 Brent dated
(12) 1976-1983 Posted WTI prices, 1985-2004 Spot WTI (Cushing) prices.
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