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                                                                            
    January...    13.80      15.60      12.16      17.04      16.97      17.65  
    February..    14.16      15.49      12.78      16.84      16.94      17.60  
    March.....    16.32      17.85      14.25      19.10      19.24      19.92  
    April.....    17.84      19.70      16.11      20.89      21.23      22.08  
    May.......    15.22      17.88      15.84      18.93      19.47      20.16  
    June......    14.46      17.22      14.26      18.16      18.72      19.37  
    July......    14.77      17.92      14.65      18.97      19.54      20.20  
    August....    14.97      18.54      15.32      19.82      20.12      20.92  
    September.    16.62      20.40      16.34      21.77      22.04      22.81  
    October...    17.90      21.45      17.50      22.96      23.11      23.96  
    November..    17.21      20.14      17.29      21.91      21.86      22.64  
    December..    18.66      21.36      17.86      23.08      23.13      23.99  
1996 .........    16.01      18.61      15.35      19.97      20.23      20.91  
                                                                                
1997                                                                            
    January...    19.26      21.50      18.85      23.25      23.42      24.07  
    February..    16.63      18.35      17.74      20.36      20.62      21.19  
    March.....    15.75      16.90      16.11      18.69      19.23      19.66  
    April.....    14.50      15.70      14.70      17.43      18.10      18.63  
    May.......    15.41      16.33      14.48      18.35      18.81      19.65  
    June......    14.16      14.71      13.74      16.85      17.13      17.81  
    July......    13.85      15.15      13.00      17.23      17.39      18.14  
    August....    14.86      15.50      12.98      17.54      17.68      18.37  
    September.    15.08      15.36      14.14      17.55      17.58      18.22  
    October...    16.47      16.79      14.56      18.98      19.11      19.74  
    November..    15.08      15.21      14.56      18.00      17.99      18.71  
    December..    13.50      13.60      12.82      16.16      16.29      16.80  
1997 .........    15.44      16.27      14.86      18.36      18.62      19.25  
                                                                                
1998                                                                            
    January...    11.26      11.65      11.84      14.46      14.64      15.28  
    February..     9.75      10.69       9.19      13.61      13.91      14.58  
    March.....     8.78       9.71      10.31      12.41      12.72      13.44  
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   Notes:  Values shown for the current month are preliminary.  Values shown for
previous months are revised.  Data are final upon publication in the Petroleum
Marketing Annual.
  Source:  Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-182, "Domestic Crude Oil
First Purchase Report."