Kuwaits oil price up to $71.39 pb

KUWAIT: The price of Kuwaiti oil went up by 20 cents to $71.39 per barrel Friday after being at $71.19 pb the day before, said the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) yesterday. The prices of the Brent crude and the West Texas Intermediate, globally, saw an increase with the first going up by 58 cents to $71.89 per barrel, the same case with the latter, which also went up by 81 cents to $69.62 pb. - KUNA