Norm prices for Norwegian crude oil 4 quarter 1998
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Press release | Date: 04/03/1999 | Last updated: 21/10/2006
Press Release
No: 12/1999
Date: 4 March 1999
Norm prices for Norwegian crude oil 4 quarter 1998
The Petroleum Price Board has set normprices for Norwegian crude oil lifted in the 4th quarter of 1998. The normprices are used as tax reference prices in the taxation of the crude oil producers on the Norwegian continental shelf and are set in arrear for every quarter.
The Petroleum Price Board has set the following normprices in NOK per barrel with 30 days of credit for the 4th quarter of 1998:
OktoberNovember Desember
Brent Blend (fob Sullom Voe) | 93,59 | 81,96 | 75,51 | |
Ekofisk (fob Teesside) | 93,97 | 81,59 | 75,89 | |
Forties (fob Hound Point) | na | 82,33 | 77,03 | |
Statfjord (fob buoy)1 | 92,85 | 80,47 | 75,13 | |
Snorre (fob buoy)1 | 92,85 | 80,47 | 75,13 | |
Gullfaks A+B (fob buoy)1 | 91,37 | 80,10 | 74,37 | |
Gullfaks C (fob buoy)1 | 91,37 | 80,47 | 75,89 | |
Tordis (fob buoy)1 | 91,37 | 80,47 | 75,89 | |
Oseberg (fob Sture) | 93,97 | 81,59 | 76,65 | |
Draugen (fob buoy)1 | 89,88 | 79,35 | 74,37 | |
Troll (fob Mongstad) | 93,22 | 81,96 | 77,03 |
By using an average exchange rate for the months of the quarter, the equivalent prices in USD are:
Oktober NovemberDesember
Brent Blend (fob Sullom Voe) | 12,60 | 11,00 | 9,95 | |
Ekofisk (fob Teesside) | 12,65 | 10,95 | 10,00 | |
Forties (fob Hound Point) | na | 11,05 | 10,15 | |
Statfjord (fob buoy)1 | 12,50 | 10,80 | 9,90 | |
Snorre (fob buoy)1 | 12,50 | 10,80 | 9,90 | |
Gullfaks A+B (fob buoy)1 | 12,30 | 10,75 | 9,80 | |
Gullfaks C (fob buoy)1 | 12,30 | 10,80 | 10,00 | |
Tordis (fob buoy)1 | 12,30 | 10,80 | 10,00 | |
Oseberg (fob Sture) | 12,65 | 10,95 | 10,10 | |
Draugen (fob buoy)1 | 12,10 | 10,65 | 9,80 | |
Troll (fob Mongstad) | 12,55 | 11,00 | 10,15 |
1)Final norm prices are to be set when the final freight costs in 1998 are known.
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