ECON 200: Library Research Guide - Basic Economics Issues - Crude Oil
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Special Instructions for students researching crude oil:
The Commodity Prices book is just one suggested source to find prices for crude oil for your assignment. The UA Library does not have some of the sources listed in this book, so you will need to look in other sources to find the prices for crude oil.
Agencies and organizations that relate to your commodity often collect information about that industry and sometimes make it available on their Web sites. For example, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has lots of information about the prices and production of corn.
For crude oil, there is an organization called OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries). To find the prices of crude oil:
- Go to their Market Indicators Web site at http://www.opec.org/home/Market%20Indicators/2005/MI022005.htm
- Click on the button "PDF" to open the latest month's report, or look at the reports in the archives for previous months and years. The reports give various data about crude oil, including the current prices, and historical prices.
The Energy Information Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy also provides current & historical crude oil prices in World Crude Oil Prices.
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