EX-99 17 ex99-16.txt EXHIBIT 99.16 Exhibit 99.16 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning Sour Crude Differentials)
MAYA - WTI SPREADS ($, per barrel) 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 1998-2004 Avg. January -5.99 -4.69 -6.52 -11.26 -5.90 -5.33 -8.62 -17.26 -6.90 February -5.57 -4.89 -6.24 -10.69 -5.77 -7.97 -9.83 -16.88 -7.28 March -6.24 -4.99 -6.14 -10.35 -5.30 -9.28 -9.69 -17.57 -7.43 April -4.97 -4.75 -5.78 -11.55 -4.28 -7.82 -8.69 -14.68 -6.84 May -4.55 -5.01 -5.74 -11.02 -4.76 -6.32 -8.43 -6.55 June -4.24 -4.94 -6.74 -9.11 -4.06 -7.43 -8.70 -6.46 July -4.43 -4.81 -6.97 -8.02 -4.56 -5.84 -10.06 -6.38 August -4.60 -4.05 -7.53 -8.41 -5.46 -5.95 -12.25 -6.89 September -5.10 -4.70 -7.42 -6.40 -5.16 -6.13 -12.49 -6.77 October -4.84 -4.28 -7.60 -6.46 -5.07 -6.16 -14.28 -6.96 November -4.65 -5.43 -10.25 -6.75 -6.60 -6.79 -16.50 -8.14 December -4.78 -5.99 -10.50 -6.04 -6.58 -7.38 -17.29 -8.36 Average -5.00 -4.88 -7.29 -8.84 -5.29 -6.87 -11.40 -16.60 -7.08
Mars - WTI Spreads ($, per barrel) 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 1998-2004 Avg. January -3.20 -2.45 -3.52 -7.69 -2.17 -3.38 -4.12 -7.28 -3.79 February -3.88 -2.64 -2.91 -7.53 -1.99 -5.39 -5.67 -6.66 -4.29 March -3.88 -3.11 -3.91 -6.04 -2.08 -6.10 -4.62 -7.17 -4.25 April -3.98 -2.70 -3.87 -5.58 -1.66 -4.09 -5.53 -6.62 -3.92 May -3.16 -2.84 -3.83 -5.10 -2.78 -3.59 -4.38 -3.67 June -2.52 -3.35 -4.30 -3.48 -2.05 -3.73 -4.81 -3.46 July -2.29 -2.64 -4.41 -3.65 -1.94 -3.28 -5.04 -3.32 August -2.39 -1.90 -3.86 -5.02 -3.02 -3.13 -6.25 -3.65 September -2.47 -2.74 -4.91 -4.37 -2.47 -3.34 -7.04 -3.91 October -2.48 -2.67 -6.17 -4.29 -2.85 -3.10 -10.62 -4.60 November -3.31 -2.45 -5.87 -3.92 -4.46 -3.53 -9.04 -4.65 December -3.22 -2.85 -5.61 -2.89 -2.88 -2.82 -7.86 -4.02 Average -3.06 -2.69 -4.43 -4.96 -2.53 -3.79 -6.25 -6.93 -3.96