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x-axis: year, begins with 2000 y-axis: price of crude oil in dollars per barrel, West Texas Intermediate benchmark full year range: File:Crude oil price WTI EIA.svg.
Oil prices have fallen sharply in recent weeks, with the OPEC basket reaching $21.50 per barrel on December 25, down one-third from highs reached in October 2000. Despite the recent decline, average oil prices for 2000 were the highest (not adjusted for inflation) in seventeen years. (DJ)
Silver cruet stand (1720-23) A cruet-stand (or cruet in British English) is a small stand of metal, ceramic, or glass which holds containers for condiments. Typically these include salt and pepper shakers, and often cruets or bottles of vinegar and olive oil. The stand and containers form a cruet set.
Crude oil prices to gas prices Henry Hub natural gas prices. From the mid-1980s to September 2003, the inflation-adjusted price of a barrel of crude oil on NYMEX was generally under US$25/barrel in 2008 dollars. During 2003, the price rose above $30, reached $60 by 11 August 2005, and peaked at $147.30 in July 2008. [1]
The price of gas reached $3.63 but was not expected to go much higher. [76] Good economic news in the United States contributed to oil reaching its highest price since May on August 17, with Benchmark Crude reaching $96.01, while Brent crude fell slightly to $113.71. [77] In mid-December, gas prices reached $3.25, the lowest for 2012. [78]
Cruet bottle, 1780–1800, V&A Museum no. 118-1907. A cruet (/ ˈ k r uː ɪ t /), also called a caster, [1] is a small flat-bottomed vessel with a narrow neck. Cruets often have a lip or spout and may also have a handle. Unlike a small carafe, a cruet has a stopper or lid. Cruets are normally made of glass, ceramic, stainless steel, or copper.
Salt and pepper shakers, along with a sugar dispenser Georgian silver pepper shaker, or pepperette, hallmarked London 1803. Salt and pepper shakers or salt and pepper pots, of which the first item can also be called a salt cellar in British English, [1] are condiment dispensers used in European cuisine that are designed to allow diners to distribute grains of edible salt and ground peppercorns.
Altar cruets in San Pedro church (Ayerbe, Spain) An altar cruet or mass cruet is a small jug used in mass to carry the water or wine that are used in the consecration.The current cruets have replaced the old amphoras that, with the name of hama or amula, were used to receive and carry the chalices of the wine that the faithful offered at Mass.