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OPEC oil price rises to USD 23.01 pb

VIENNA, April 6 (KUNA) -- Price of OPEC's barrel of oil rose, Friday, by more than four US dollars reaching USD 23.01 pb against USD 18.91 pb last Thursday, the organization said in its bulletin on Friday.
Average annual rate of the OPEC basket of crudes for the past year stood at USD 62.43 pb.
The OPEC Reference Basket of Crudes (ORB) is made up of Saharan Blend (Algeria), Girassol (Angola), Djeno (Congo), Oriente (Ecuador), 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). (end) amq.gta