Table 23.  Domestic Crude Oil First Purchase Prices by API Gravity
           (Dollars per Barrel)
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              |          |          |          |          |          |          
     Year     |   20.0   |   20.1   |   25.1   |   30.1   |   35.1   |   40.1   
    Month     |    or    |    to    |    to    |    to    |    to    |    or    
              |   Less   |   25.0   |   30.0   |   35.0   |   40.0   |  Greater 
______________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
                                                                                
1994 .........    11.83      12.83       9.79      14.72      14.79      15.62  
1995 .........    13.26      14.64      11.14      16.15      16.24      16.98  
1996 .........    16.01      18.61      15.35      19.97      20.23      20.91  
1997 .........    15.44      16.27      14.87      18.38      18.62      19.26  
1998 .........     9.22       9.62       8.50      12.03      12.17      12.80  
                                                                                
1999                                                                            
    January...     7.61       8.54       5.37      10.05      10.11      10.79  
    February..     7.54       8.22       6.21       9.73       9.90      10.43  
    March.....     9.41      10.85       8.04      12.07      12.44      12.88  
    April.....    11.76      13.36       8.68      14.54      15.00      15.54  
    May.......    12.46      14.23      11.00      15.27      15.81      16.18  
    June......    11.74      14.39      12.09      15.47      15.97      16.40  
    July......    14.19      16.37      13.26      17.58      18.06      18.33  
    August....    15.74      17.67      14.81      19.03      19.02      19.66  
    September.    18.30      20.30      17.14      21.44      21.31      22.11  
    October...    18.33      19.12      17.58      20.82      20.74      21.28  
    November..    19.53      21.02      18.12      22.78      23.10      23.56  
    December..    20.56      22.22      19.69      24.03      24.18      24.65  
1999 .........    14.00      15.30      12.50      16.92      17.18      17.64  
                                                                                
2000                                                                            
    January...    21.35      23.22      20.57      25.12      25.04      25.66  
    February..    23.46      25.79      22.17      27.02      27.34      28.03  
    March.....    24.45      26.22      22.59      27.70      27.74      28.88  
    April.....    20.25      21.88      21.89      24.26      24.16      25.00  
    May.......    23.35      25.04      22.85      26.62      27.30      27.67  
    June......    25.84      27.21      25.34      28.55      29.40      29.69  
    July......    25.05      26.06      23.08      28.32      28.45      28.79  
    August....    25.92      27.10      25.40      29.22      29.53      29.95  
    September.    27.06      29.28      26.39      31.05      31.40      32.18  
    October...    27.36      27.05      27.03      31.07      31.03      31.58  
    November..    28.10      27.99      27.49      31.64      32.50      32.72  
    December..    20.28      21.41      19.62      27.14      26.40      27.22  
2000 .........    24.42      25.64      23.64      28.10      28.36      29.09  
                                                                                
2001                                                                            
    January...    20.42      22.44      19.86      26.90      27.35      27.84  
    February..    21.73      22.60      21.06      27.00      27.62      28.53  
    March.....    21.09      20.30      19.48      23.91      25.19      25.49  
    April.....    21.86      20.81      20.53      24.28      25.49      25.43  
    May.......    22.54      21.89      20.95      24.96      26.32      26.41  
    June......    21.85      21.18      20.21      24.76      25.44      25.38  
    July......    20.58      20.94      19.87      24.15      24.19      24.76  
    August....    20.51      22.23      18.82      24.57      25.09      25.48  
    September.    19.73      19.98      18.29      23.96      24.34      24.96  
    October...    15.86      15.70      14.94      20.46      20.10      20.67  
    November..    14.67      13.74      12.30      17.77      18.04      19.27  
    December..    13.22      13.37      11.97      16.88      17.29      17.68  
2001 .........    19.53      19.59      18.18      23.31      23.99      24.43  
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  Source:  Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-182, "Domestic Crude Oil
First Purchase Report."