OPEC basket price up to USD 29.69 pb

VIENNA, Feb 2 (KUNA) -- The OPEC daily basket price rose by 58 cents to USD 29.69 a barrel on Monday, compared with USD 29.11 pb on Friday, the OPEC said on Tuesday.
The annual average of the OPEC basket price hit USD 49.64 pb, it added.
The new OPEC Reference Basket of Crudes (ORB) is made up of the following: Saharan Blend (Algeria), Girassol (Angola), Oriente (Ecuador), Iran Heavy (Islamic Republic of Iran), Basra Light (Iraq), Kuwait Export (Kuwait), Es Sider (Libya), Bonny Light (Nigeria), Qatar Marine (Qatar), Arab Light (Saudi Arabia), Murban (UAE) and Merey (Venezuela).
During their recent meeting in Vienna in late 2015, OPEC member countries had decided to maintain their production at 30 million barrels per day (bpd) despite a surplus in the market estimated at over a million barrels. (end) amg.mt