§ Mr. Biffenasked the Minister for Energy if he will list the average posted price of oil from OPEC countries on the date when the draft stage 3 pay code was published, when the revised code was statutorily enacted and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinIt is impracticable to give an average posted price but the following are the posted prices of Arabian light crude, a reference crude, on the dates requested:
$ a barrel 8th October 1973 3.01 26th October 1973 5.18 1st January 1974 11.65