Kuwait Times, Wednesday, Mar 24, 2021 | Shaaban 10, 1442
Kuwait oil price up to $63.87 pb
Kuwait:
The price of Kuwaiti crude oil increased 87 cents to reach $63.87 per
barrel last Friday, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said yesterday.
Elsewhere, the price of Brent Crude saw a 9 cents rise to reach $64.62 pb, but
the West Texas Intermediate was down 13 cents to settle at $61.55 pb. OPEC daily
basket price increased by 75 cents to $63.22 pb Monday, compared with $62.47 pb
last Friday, said the OPEC Secretariat yesterday.
OPEC annual price in 2020 was $41.47 pb. The OPEC Reference Basket of Crudes
(ORB) is made up of the following: Saharan Blend (Algeria), Girassol (Angola),
Djeno (Congo), Zafiro (Equatorial Guinea), Rabi Light (Gabon), Iran Heavy
(Islamic Republic of Iran), Basra Light (Iraq), Kuwait Export (Kuwait), Es Sider
(Libya), Bonny Light (Nigeria), Arab Light (Saudi Arabia), Murban (UAE) and
Merey (Venezuela).