The cost of barrel of oil of OPEC hesitates between $48 and $49 Price oil “baskets” OPEC (OPEC Reference Basket of crudes) rose insignificantly, but remained at the level of 48 dollars for a barrel, ensues from the report of oil cartel. On being in April, 23 oil "basket" rose in price on 9 cents - to 48,60 dollar for a barrel against a 48,51 dollar in a previous point-of-sale day, RIA Novosti passes.Record of price "baskets" it was set on July, 3, 2008, when a level was attained in 140,73 dollar.
A middle price on results 2008 was 94,45 dollar for a barrel. In January, 2009 a middle cost of barrel of oil of OPEC was 41,52 dollar for a barrel, in February - 41,35 dollar.In March, 2008 a basket was extended to 12 sorts of oil due to Ecuador. Thus, in
present tense 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).
