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The price of OPEC basket of fourteen crudes stood at $68.73 a barrel on April 12, which is $0.44 more than on April 11, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.

The OPEC Reference Basket of Crudes (ORB) is made up of the following: Saharan Blend (Algeria), Girassol (Angola), 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), Qatar Marine (Qatar), Arab Light (Saudi Arabia), Murban (UAE) and Merey (Venezuela).

The price for June futures of the North Sea Brent oil mix has increased by 0.19 percent to $72.16 per barrel, while the price for May futures of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil increased by 0.15 percent and stood at $67.17 per barrel as of 12:07 (GMT+4), April 13.