emirates7 - The price of Kuwaiti oil went up by 71 cents to settle at US$102.77 per barrel on Friday, compared to US$102.06 pb the day before, said the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation on Saturday.

According to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), the Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate, globally, went up by US$2.20 and US$2.23 respectively with both settling at US$102.78 per barrel and US$98.26 pb.