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OPEC daily basket price stood at US$65.97 a barrel Wednesday

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The price of OPEC basket of fourteen crudes stood at US$65.97 a barrel on Wednesday, 21st February, compared with US$65.79 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.

The fourteen crudes, from separate OPEC member countries, include a mix of blends and light and heavy crudes, including the UAE’s Murban. Emirates News Agency

Pix: OPEC headquarters, Vienna

 

 

 

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