Kuwaiti oil price down 83 cents

Kuwait - Mubasher: The price of Kuwaiti oil went down by 83 cents to $40.15 per barrel (pb) on Friday compared to $40.98 pb on the Thursday, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said on Saturday.

At the global level, the price of oil declined by 9% due to speculations regarding OPEC members' inability to come to an agreement on limiting production, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported, adding that the increase in US oil reserves also played a role in the decrease.

The Brent Crude price went down by 77 cents to settle at $45.58 p, while the price of the American crude was also down 59 cents to $44.07 pb.

Mubasher Contribution Time: 05-Nov-2016 22:34 (GMT)
Mubasher Last Update Time: 05-Nov-2016 22:35 (GMT)