The average price of OPEC’s crude basket during May 2019 was $69.97 per barrel, a $0.81 decline compared to April 2019 price average of $70.78.
Here are the prices of various crude oil grades produced by OPEC member countries in April and May.
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			 OPEC Basket Prices  | 
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| 
			 Material  | 
			
			 Country  | 
			
			 April 2019  | 
			
			 May 2019  | 
			
			 Variation  | 
		
| 
			 Arabian Light  | 
			
			 Saudi Arabia  | 
			
			 71.88  | 
			
			 70.78  | 
			
			 (1.10)  | 
		
| 
			 Basrah Light  | 
			
			 Iraq  | 
			
			 70.45  | 
			
			 69.77  | 
			
			 (0.68)  | 
		
| 
			 Bonny Light  | 
			
			 Nigeria  | 
			
			 72.81  | 
			
			 72.24  | 
			
			 (0.57)  | 
		
| 
			 Es Sider  | 
			
			 Libya  | 
			
			 70.45  | 
			
			 70.25  | 
			
			 (0.20)  | 
		
| 
			 Girassol  | 
			
			 Angola  | 
			
			 72.88  | 
			
			 72.95  | 
			
			 (0.07)  | 
		
| 
			 Iran Heavy  | 
			
			 Iran  | 
			
			 68.52  | 
			
			 67.86  | 
			
			 (0.66)  | 
		
| 
			 Kuwait Export  | 
			
			 Kuwait  | 
			
			 71.20  | 
			
			 70.07  | 
			
			 (1.13)  | 
		
| 
			 Miri  | 
			
			 Venezuela  | 
			
			 58.95  | 
			
			 59.15  | 
			
			 + 0.20  | 
		
| 
			 Murban  | 
			
			 UAE  | 
			
			 71.51  | 
			
			 69.70  | 
			
			 (1.81)  | 
		
| 
			 Oriente  | 
			
			 Ecuador  | 
			
			 67.61  | 
			
			 65.60  | 
			
			 (2.01)  | 
		
| 
			 Saharan Blend  | 
			
			 Algeria  | 
			
			 71.15  | 
			
			 71.20  | 
			
			 + 0.05  | 
		
Prices of various raw materials are determined by their quality compared to standard materials such as Brent, West Texas and Dubai Crude.
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