Daily Basket Price 21/4/2008 108.93 22/4/2008 109.92 23/4/2008 111.14 24/4/2008 110.63 25/4/2008 110.01 28/4/2008 111.66 29/4/2008 109.86 30/4/2008 107.33 01/5/2008 105.99 02/5/2008 106.99 05/5/2008 111.6 06/5/2008 114.75 07/5/2008 116.03 08/5/2008 116.93
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	Weekly Basket Price 08/02/2008 85.58 15/02/2008 90.06 22/02/2008 92.82 29/02/2008 94.74 07/03/2008 97.29 14/03/2008 101.34 21/03/2008 99.4 28/03/2008 98.24 04/04/2008 97.62 11/04/2008 102.57 18/04/2008 106.36 25/04/2008 110.13 02/05/2008 108.37 09/05/2008 114.83
	Monthly Basket Price Apr-07 63.55 May-07 64.48 Jun-07 66.89 Jul-07 71.89 Aug-07 68.71 Sep-07 74.18 Oct-07 79.32 Nov-07 88.84 Dec-07 87.05 Jan-08 88.35 Feb-08 90.64 Mar-08 99.03 Apr-08 105.16 May-08 112.05
	Yearly Basket Price 1995 16.86 1996 20.29 1997 18.68 1998 12.28 1999 17.48 2000 27.6 2001 23.12 2002 24.36 2003 28.1 2004 36.05 2005 50.64 2006 61.08 2007 69.08 2008 96.85

The new OPEC Reference Basket (ORB), introduced on 16 June 2005, is currently made up of the following: Saharan Blend (Algeria), Girassol (Angola), Oriente (Ecuador), Minas (Indonesia), Iran Heavy (Islamic Republic of Iran), Basra Light (Iraq), Kuwait Export (Kuwait), Es Sider (Libya), Bonny Light (Nigeria), Qatar Marine (Qatar), Arab Light (Saudi Arabia), Murban (UAE) and BCF 17 (Venezuela).

Notes:
- As of January 2006: The Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly & Yearly averages are based on daily quotations.
- As of January 2007: The basket price includes the Angolan crude "Girassol".
- As of 19 October 2007: The basket price includes the Ecuadorean crude "Oriente".

What is crude oil?
Crude oil is a naturally-occurring substance found trapped in certain rocks below the earth's crust.