Price oil “baskets” OPEC (OPEC Reference Basket of crudes) went down, however continues to remain at level hardly higher 56 dollars, ensues from the report of oil cartel. On being in May, 11 price oil "baskets" fallen down on 0,24 dollar – to 56,11 dollar for a barrel against a 56,35 dollar in a previous point-of-sale day, on May, 8.Record of price "baskets" it was set on July, 3, 2008, when a level was attained in 140,73 dollar. Middle
a price on results 2008 was 94,45 dollar for a barrel, RIA Novosti reminds.In March, 2008 a basket was extended to 12 sorts of oil due to Ecuador. Thus, presently the cost of basket of OPEC is determined as a middle arithmetic index of physical
costs of the followings sorts of oil, obtained by the countries of cartel: Saharan Blend (Algeria), Girassol (Angola), Oriente (Ecuador), Iran Heavy (Iran), Basra Light (Iraq), Kuwait Export (Kuwait), Es Sider (Libya), Bonny Light (Nigeria), Qatar Marine (Qatar), Arab Light (Saudovskaya Arabia), Murban (OAE) and BCF 17 (Venezuela).
