# Imported crude oil acquisition cost in United States

Imported crude oil acquisition cost in United States was 83.93 USD per barrel in August 2026. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.

- Indicator id: `crude_oil_import_acquisition_cost`
- Place id: `us`
- Unit: USD per barrel
- Definition: Average cost to US refiners of the imported crude oil they take into their refineries, including transport and other fees the refiner pays, in US dollars per barrel, from the U.S. Energy Information Administration refiners' cost survey.
- Note: A survey price, not an exchange benchmark: it is neither the WTI nor the Brent spot or futures price, which Invokely does not serve because EIA republishes them under third party copyright. The closest official measure of the world price paid for crude delivered to the United States. United States only, monthly from 1974 and annual from 1968. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. EIA revises recent months.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. crude oil imported acquisition cost by refiners, monthly, dollars per barrel (PET.R1300____3.M) (https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_rac2_dcu_nus_m.htm)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-energy-information-administration
- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, attribution requested)
- Citation: U.S. Energy Information Administration. U.S. crude oil imported acquisition cost by refiners, monthly, dollars per barrel (PET.R1300____3.M). https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_rac2_dcu_nus_m.htm. Retrieved 2026-10-18.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/imported-crude-oil-acquisition-cost/united-states
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=crude_oil_import_acquisition_cost&place=us

| Period | USD per barrel |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 83.93 |
| 2026-07 | 81.24 |
| 2026-06 | 83.77 |
| 2026-05 | 99.01 |
| 2026-04 | 95.97 |
| 2026-03 | 84.81 |
| 2026-02 | 61.43 |
| 2026-01 | 59.05 |
| 2025-12 | 57.26 |
| 2025-11 | 59.82 |
| 2025-10 | 60.95 |
| 2025-09 | 64.66 |
| 2025-08 | 65.55 |
| 2025-07 | 68.42 |
| 2025-06 | 67.4 |
| 2025-05 | 61.82 |
| 2025-04 | 63.53 |
| 2025-03 | 67.48 |
| 2025-02 | 71.14 |
| 2025-01 | 72.65 |
| 2024-12 | 68.21 |
| 2024-11 | 69.08 |
| 2024-10 | 70.91 |
| 2024-09 | 69.61 |
| 2024-08 | 74.67 |
| 2024-07 | 79.67 |
| 2024-06 | 78.79 |
| 2024-05 | 78.34 |
| 2024-04 | 81.87 |
| 2024-03 | 75.88 |
| 2024-02 | 72.91 |
| 2024-01 | 69.28 |
| 2023-12 | 68.09 |
| 2023-11 | 76.42 |
| 2023-10 | 83.21 |
| 2023-09 | 87.14 |
| 2023-08 | 81.1 |
| 2023-07 | 74.83 |
| 2023-06 | 69.58 |
| 2023-05 | 70.05 |
| 2023-04 | 75.23 |
| 2023-03 | 68.53 |
| 2023-02 | 69.67 |
| 2023-01 | 70.32 |
| 2022-12 | 70.89 |
| 2022-11 | 79.31 |
| 2022-10 | 84.26 |
| 2022-09 | 83.3 |
| 2022-08 | 92.21 |
| 2022-07 | 99.67 |
| 2022-06 | 112.06 |
| 2022-05 | 108.71 |
| 2022-04 | 102.7 |
| 2022-03 | 104.39 |
| 2022-02 | 87.73 |
| 2022-01 | 76.92 |
| 2021-12 | 68.22 |
| 2021-11 | 76.61 |
| 2021-10 | 75.94 |
| 2021-09 | 69.27 |
| 2021-08 | 65.72 |
| 2021-07 | 69.91 |
| 2021-06 | 68.86 |
| 2021-05 | 63.81 |
| 2021-04 | 60.88 |
| 2021-03 | 59.84 |
| 2021-02 | 55.71 |
| 2021-01 | 49.6 |
| 2020-12 | 45.34 |
| 2020-11 | 39.15 |
| 2020-10 | 37.81 |
| 2020-09 | 38.73 |
| 2020-08 | 41.72 |
| 2020-07 | 39.33 |
| 2020-06 | 36.14 |
| 2020-05 | 22.56 |
| 2020-04 | 16.74 |
| 2020-03 | 28.5 |
| 2020-02 | 47.39 |
| 2020-01 | 53.87 |
| 2019-12 | 56.85 |
| 2019-11 | 55.27 |
| 2019-10 | 54.44 |
| 2019-09 | 57.31 |
| 2019-08 | 55.41 |
| 2019-07 | 59.18 |
| 2019-06 | 58.16 |
| 2019-05 | 65.03 |
| 2019-04 | 65.42 |
| 2019-03 | 61.14 |
| 2019-02 | 56.66 |
| 2019-01 | 49.71 |
| 2018-12 | 42.8 |
| 2018-11 | 54.4 |
| 2018-10 | 67.79 |
| 2018-09 | 66.7 |
| 2018-08 | 65.48 |
| 2018-07 | 66.62 |
| 2018-06 | 66.82 |
| 2018-05 | 65.89 |
| 2018-04 | 61.24 |
| 2018-03 | 56.82 |
| 2018-02 | 58.03 |
| 2018-01 | 59.71 |
| 2017-12 | 57.44 |
| 2017-11 | 56.3 |
| 2017-10 | 51.4 |
| 2017-09 | 50.46 |
| 2017-08 | 47.62 |
| 2017-07 | 44.76 |
| 2017-06 | 44.03 |
| 2017-05 | 47.21 |
| 2017-04 | 47.47 |
| 2017-03 | 46.53 |
| 2017-02 | 49.38 |
| 2017-01 | 48.12 |
| 2016-12 | 46.72 |
| 2016-11 | 41.8 |
| 2016-10 | 44.76 |
| 2016-09 | 40.86 |
| 2016-08 | 41.21 |
| 2016-07 | 41.48 |
| 2016-06 | 44.13 |
| 2016-05 | 40.88 |
| 2016-04 | 35.9 |
| 2016-03 | 32.24 |
| 2016-02 | 26.66 |
| 2016-01 | 27.48 |
| 2015-12 | 33.16 |
| 2015-11 | 39.05 |
| 2015-10 | 42.03 |
| 2015-09 | 41.12 |
| 2015-08 | 43.23 |
| 2015-07 | 52.42 |
| 2015-06 | 58.89 |
| 2015-05 | 57.51 |
| 2015-04 | 51.62 |
| 2015-03 | 47.22 |
| 2015-02 | 47.18 |
| 2015-01 | 44.74 |
| 2014-12 | 57.36 |
| 2014-11 | 74.34 |
| 2014-10 | 82.75 |
| 2014-09 | 89.38 |
| 2014-08 | 93.23 |
| 2014-07 | 98.75 |
| 2014-06 | 100.26 |
| 2014-05 | 98.46 |
| 2014-04 | 97.33 |
| 2014-03 | 97.13 |
| 2014-02 | 96.1 |
| 2014-01 | 89.71 |
| 2013-12 | 90.57 |
| 2013-11 | 90.36 |
| 2013-10 | 97.84 |
| 2013-09 | 103.49 |
| 2013-08 | 104.16 |
| 2013-07 | 101.56 |
| 2013-06 | 97.17 |
| 2013-05 | 98.5 |
| 2013-04 | 96.45 |
| 2013-03 | 99.11 |
| 2013-02 | 99.23 |
| 2013-01 | 97.91 |
| 2012-12 | 93.7 |
| 2012-11 | 98.07 |
| 2012-10 | 100.92 |
| 2012-09 | 101.82 |
| 2012-08 | 97.04 |
| 2012-07 | 92.99 |
| 2012-06 | 92.18 |
| 2012-05 | 103.26 |
| 2012-04 | 108.54 |
| 2012-03 | 111 |
| 2012-02 | 108.08 |
| 2012-01 | 105.25 |
| 2011-12 | 106.52 |
| 2011-11 | 107.67 |
| 2011-10 | 101.99 |
| 2011-09 | 101.05 |
| 2011-08 | 99 |
| 2011-07 | 105.94 |
| 2011-06 | 105.38 |
| 2011-05 | 107.98 |
| 2011-04 | 113.02 |
| 2011-03 | 102.43 |
| 2011-02 | 91.42 |
| 2011-01 | 87.61 |
| 2010-12 | 85.59 |
| 2010-11 | 79.92 |
| 2010-10 | 76.9 |
| 2010-09 | 73.15 |
| 2010-08 | 73.52 |
| 2010-07 | 73.27 |
| 2010-06 | 71.91 |
| 2010-05 | 71.15 |
| 2010-04 | 80.03 |
| 2010-03 | 76.77 |
| 2010-02 | 73.73 |
| 2010-01 | 75.07 |
| 2009-12 | 72.67 |
| 2009-11 | 74.4 |
| 2009-10 | 72.06 |
| 2009-09 | 67.65 |
| 2009-08 | 68.09 |
| 2009-07 | 63.46 |
| 2009-06 | 66.37 |
| 2009-05 | 56.77 |
| 2009-04 | 49.58 |
| 2009-03 | 45.96 |
| 2009-02 | 38.56 |
| 2009-01 | 36.84 |
| 2008-12 | 35.59 |
| 2008-11 | 49.1 |
| 2008-10 | 70.84 |
| 2008-09 | 96.38 |
| 2008-08 | 111.19 |
| 2008-07 | 127.77 |
| 2008-06 | 126.22 |
| 2008-05 | 116.55 |
| 2008-04 | 104.72 |
| 2008-03 | 96.96 |
| 2008-02 | 87.41 |
| 2008-01 | 84.82 |
| 2007-12 | 83.21 |
| 2007-11 | 85.53 |
| 2007-10 | 78.61 |
| 2007-09 | 72.34 |
| 2007-08 | 68.28 |
| 2007-07 | 70.75 |
| 2007-06 | 65.24 |
| 2007-05 | 61.55 |
| 2007-04 | 60.45 |
| 2007-03 | 56.31 |
| 2007-02 | 53.77 |
| 2007-01 | 49.57 |
| 2006-12 | 54.97 |
| 2006-11 | 52.7 |
| 2006-10 | 52.7 |
| 2006-09 | 57.29 |
| 2006-08 | 66.45 |
| 2006-07 | 67.99 |
| 2006-06 | 63.79 |
| 2006-05 | 64.39 |
| 2006-04 | 62.41 |
| 2006-03 | 55.31 |
| 2006-02 | 52.8 |
| 2006-01 | 55.85 |
| 2005-12 | 50.85 |
| 2005-11 | 49.97 |
| 2005-10 | 55.31 |
| 2005-09 | 58.79 |
| 2005-08 | 58.67 |
| 2005-07 | 52.79 |
| 2005-06 | 49.28 |
| 2005-05 | 43.19 |
| 2005-04 | 45.25 |
| 2005-03 | 45.73 |
| 2005-02 | 39.72 |
| 2005-01 | 37.56 |
| 2004-12 | 34.07 |
| 2004-11 | 39.89 |
| 2004-10 | 45.36 |
| 2004-09 | 40.42 |
| 2004-08 | 39.46 |
| 2004-07 | 35.89 |
| 2004-06 | 33.45 |
| 2004-05 | 35.68 |
| 2004-04 | 32.34 |
| 2004-03 | 32.16 |
| 2004-02 | 30.69 |
| 2004-01 | 30.11 |
| 2003-12 | 28.63 |
| 2003-11 | 27.47 |
| 2003-10 | 27.32 |
| 2003-09 | 25.66 |
| 2003-08 | 28.5 |
| 2003-07 | 27.95 |
| 2003-06 | 27.22 |
| 2003-05 | 25.15 |
| 2003-04 | 24.48 |
| 2003-03 | 29.23 |
| 2003-02 | 32.23 |
| 2003-01 | 30.3 |
| 2002-12 | 26.68 |
| 2002-11 | 23.68 |
| 2002-10 | 25.99 |
| 2002-09 | 27.14 |
| 2002-08 | 25.68 |
| 2002-07 | 24.99 |
| 2002-06 | 23.45 |
| 2002-05 | 24.44 |
| 2002-04 | 23.98 |
| 2002-03 | 22.29 |
| 2002-02 | 18.24 |
| 2002-01 | 17.04 |
| 2001-12 | 15.95 |
| 2001-11 | 16.06 |
| 2001-10 | 18.76 |
| 2001-09 | 22.51 |
| 2001-08 | 23.77 |
| 2001-07 | 22.76 |
| 2001-06 | 23.95 |
| 2001-05 | 24.63 |
| 2001-04 | 22.99 |
| 2001-03 | 23.01 |
| 2001-02 | 24.97 |
| 2001-01 | 24.49 |
| 2000-12 | 25.19 |
| 2000-11 | 30 |
| 2000-10 | 29.71 |
| 2000-09 | 30.56 |
| 2000-08 | 28.8 |
| 2000-07 | 28 |
| 2000-06 | 28.91 |
| 2000-05 | 26.35 |
| 2000-04 | 24.29 |
| 2000-03 | 27.7 |
| 2000-02 | 27.39 |
| 2000-01 | 25.29 |
| 1999-12 | 24.35 |
| 1999-11 | 23.14 |
| 1999-10 | 21.62 |
| 1999-09 | 21.64 |
| 1999-08 | 19.56 |
| 1999-07 | 18.05 |
| 1999-06 | 15.91 |
| 1999-05 | 15.57 |
| 1999-04 | 14.82 |
| 1999-03 | 12.1 |
| 1999-02 | 10.33 |
| 1999-01 | 10.16 |
| 1998-12 | 9.39 |
| 1998-11 | 10.99 |
| 1998-10 | 12.11 |
| 1998-09 | 12.77 |
| 1998-08 | 11.34 |
| 1998-07 | 11.55 |
| 1998-06 | 11.61 |
| 1998-05 | 12.61 |
| 1998-04 | 12.81 |
| 1998-03 | 12.34 |
| 1998-02 | 13.32 |
| 1998-01 | 14.33 |
| 1997-12 | 15.95 |
| 1997-11 | 17.88 |
| 1997-10 | 18.73 |
| 1997-09 | 17.85 |
| 1997-08 | 17.96 |
| 1997-07 | 17.49 |
| 1997-06 | 17.35 |
| 1997-05 | 18.55 |
| 1997-04 | 17.83 |
| 1997-03 | 19.16 |
| 1997-02 | 20.88 |
| 1997-01 | 23.02 |
| 1996-12 | 23.22 |
| 1996-11 | 22.66 |
| 1996-10 | 23.22 |
| 1996-09 | 22.04 |
| 1996-08 | 20.53 |
| 1996-07 | 19.6 |
| 1996-06 | 19.32 |
| 1996-05 | 20.12 |
| 1996-04 | 21.33 |
| 1996-03 | 19.9 |
| 1996-02 | 17.77 |
| 1996-01 | 17.48 |
| 1995-12 | 17.53 |
| 1995-11 | 16.52 |
| 1995-10 | 16.29 |
| 1995-09 | 16.71 |
| 1995-08 | 16.54 |
| 1995-07 | 16.5 |
| 1995-06 | 17.43 |
| 1995-05 | 18.56 |
| 1995-04 | 18.7 |
| 1995-03 | 17.21 |
| 1995-02 | 17.21 |
| 1995-01 | 16.56 |
| 1994-12 | 15.78 |
| 1994-11 | 16.46 |
| 1994-10 | 16.27 |
| 1994-09 | 15.91 |
| 1994-08 | 16.66 |
| 1994-07 | 17.52 |
| 1994-06 | 17.04 |
| 1994-05 | 15.74 |
| 1994-04 | 14.54 |
| 1994-03 | 13.18 |
| 1994-02 | 12.9 |
| 1994-01 | 12.93 |
| 1993-12 | 12.56 |
| 1993-11 | 14.05 |
| 1993-10 | 15.59 |
| 1993-09 | 15.32 |
| 1993-08 | 15.64 |
| 1993-07 | 15.81 |
| 1993-06 | 16.8 |
| 1993-05 | 17.89 |
| 1993-04 | 18.35 |
| 1993-03 | 17.82 |
| 1993-02 | 17.41 |
| 1993-01 | 16.8 |
| 1992-12 | 16.94 |
| 1992-11 | 18.4 |
| 1992-10 | 19.34 |
| 1992-09 | 19.26 |
| 1992-08 | 19.25 |
| 1992-07 | 19.74 |
| 1992-06 | 19.83 |
| 1992-05 | 18.79 |
| 1992-04 | 17.37 |
| 1992-03 | 16.36 |
| 1992-02 | 16 |
| 1992-01 | 16.1 |
| 1991-12 | 17.17 |
| 1991-11 | 19.35 |
| 1991-10 | 19.86 |
| 1991-09 | 19 |
| 1991-08 | 18.71 |
| 1991-07 | 18.14 |
| 1991-06 | 17.78 |
| 1991-05 | 18.36 |
| 1991-04 | 18.32 |
| 1991-03 | 17.58 |
| 1991-02 | 18.3 |
| 1991-01 | 22.3 |
| 1990-12 | 25.56 |
| 1990-11 | 30.19 |
| 1990-10 | 32.88 |
| 1990-09 | 29.88 |
| 1990-08 | 24.26 |
| 1990-07 | 16.54 |
| 1990-06 | 15.15 |
| 1990-05 | 16.07 |
| 1990-04 | 16.66 |
| 1990-03 | 18.94 |
| 1990-02 | 19.78 |
| 1990-01 | 20.51 |
| 1989-12 | 20.05 |
| 1989-11 | 18.32 |
| 1989-10 | 18.29 |
| 1989-09 | 17.62 |
| 1989-08 | 17.23 |
| 1989-07 | 17.99 |
| 1989-06 | 18.27 |
| 1989-05 | 19.05 |
| 1989-04 | 19.59 |
| 1989-03 | 17.77 |
| 1989-02 | 16.61 |
| 1989-01 | 16.04 |
| 1988-12 | 14.11 |
| 1988-11 | 12.66 |
| 1988-10 | 13.05 |
| 1988-09 | 13.84 |
| 1988-08 | 14.32 |
| 1988-07 | 14.81 |
| 1988-06 | 15.5 |
| 1988-05 | 15.93 |
| 1988-04 | 15.62 |
| 1988-03 | 14.73 |
| 1988-02 | 15.43 |
| 1988-01 | 15.45 |
| 1987-12 | 17.2 |
| 1987-11 | 18.14 |
| 1987-10 | 18.53 |
| 1987-09 | 18.57 |
| 1987-08 | 19.32 |
| 1987-07 | 19.26 |
| 1987-06 | 18.71 |
| 1987-05 | 18.25 |
| 1987-04 | 17.89 |
| 1987-03 | 17.26 |
| 1987-02 | 16.98 |
| 1987-01 | 16.45 |
| 1986-12 | 14.17 |
| 1986-11 | 13.46 |
| 1986-10 | 12.78 |
| 1986-09 | 12.85 |
| 1986-08 | 11.87 |
| 1986-07 | 10.91 |
| 1986-06 | 12.25 |
| 1986-05 | 13.17 |
| 1986-04 | 13.15 |
| 1986-03 | 14.22 |
| 1986-02 | 18.11 |
| 1986-01 | 24.93 |
| 1985-12 | 26.21 |
| 1985-11 | 27.12 |
| 1985-10 | 26.79 |
| 1985-09 | 26.56 |
| 1985-08 | 26.61 |
| 1985-07 | 26.57 |
| 1985-06 | 27.25 |
| 1985-05 | 27.6 |
| 1985-04 | 27.59 |
| 1985-03 | 27.2 |
| 1985-02 | 26.99 |
| 1985-01 | 27.49 |
| 1984-12 | 28.02 |
| 1984-11 | 28.74 |
| 1984-10 | 28.79 |
| 1984-09 | 28.7 |
| 1984-08 | 28.92 |
| 1984-07 | 29 |
| 1984-06 | 29.19 |
| 1984-05 | 29.26 |
| 1984-04 | 29.11 |
| 1984-03 | 28.95 |
| 1984-02 | 28.91 |
| 1984-01 | 28.8 |
| 1983-12 | 29.3 |
| 1983-11 | 29.09 |
| 1983-10 | 29.67 |
| 1983-09 | 29.54 |
| 1983-08 | 29.5 |
| 1983-07 | 28.76 |
| 1983-06 | 29.23 |
| 1983-05 | 28.53 |
| 1983-04 | 27.95 |
| 1983-03 | 28.43 |
| 1983-02 | 30.76 |
| 1983-01 | 31.4 |
| 1982-12 | 32.85 |
| 1982-11 | 33.09 |
| 1982-10 | 33.28 |
| 1982-09 | 33.03 |
| 1982-08 | 32.95 |
| 1982-07 | 33.44 |
| 1982-06 | 33.79 |
| 1982-05 | 32.78 |
| 1982-04 | 32.82 |
| 1982-03 | 34.07 |
| 1982-02 | 35.48 |
| 1982-01 | 35.54 |
| 1981-12 | 35.95 |
| 1981-11 | 36.21 |
| 1981-10 | 35.43 |
| 1981-09 | 35.44 |
| 1981-08 | 35.82 |
| 1981-07 | 36.58 |
| 1981-06 | 37.03 |
| 1981-05 | 37.84 |
| 1981-04 | 38.41 |
| 1981-03 | 38.31 |
| 1981-02 | 39 |
| 1981-01 | 38.85 |
| 1980-12 | 35.63 |
| 1980-11 | 35.09 |
| 1980-10 | 34.63 |
| 1980-09 | 34.46 |
| 1980-08 | 34.44 |
| 1980-07 | 34.51 |
| 1980-06 | 34.48 |
| 1980-05 | 34.33 |
| 1980-04 | 33.54 |
| 1980-03 | 33.42 |
| 1980-02 | 32.4 |
| 1980-01 | 30.75 |
| 1979-12 | 28.91 |
| 1979-11 | 27.02 |
| 1979-10 | 25.05 |
| 1979-09 | 25.06 |
| 1979-08 | 23.98 |
| 1979-07 | 23.09 |
| 1979-06 | 21.03 |
| 1979-05 | 19 |
| 1979-04 | 17.58 |
| 1979-03 | 16.41 |
| 1979-02 | 15.88 |
| 1979-01 | 15.5 |
| 1978-12 | 14.94 |
| 1978-11 | 14.74 |
| 1978-10 | 14.63 |
| 1978-09 | 14.53 |
| 1978-08 | 14.46 |
| 1978-07 | 14.49 |
| 1978-06 | 14.54 |
| 1978-05 | 14.51 |
| 1978-04 | 14.4 |
| 1978-03 | 14.57 |
| 1978-02 | 14.41 |
| 1978-01 | 14.52 |
| 1977-12 | 14.76 |
| 1977-11 | 14.61 |
| 1977-10 | 14.56 |
| 1977-09 | 14.5 |
| 1977-08 | 14.68 |
| 1977-07 | 14.44 |
| 1977-06 | 14.63 |
| 1977-05 | 14.62 |
| 1977-04 | 14.36 |
| 1977-03 | 14.54 |
| 1977-02 | 14.5 |
| 1977-01 | 14.11 |
| 1976-12 | 13.71 |
| 1976-11 | 13.58 |
| 1976-10 | 13.49 |
| 1976-09 | 13.47 |