OPEC daily basket price stood at $45.19 a barrel on Friday, August 28

In July, the average price of the basket was $53.95 a barrel, in June - $ 60.25, in May - $62.33, in April - $58, in March - $52.47, in February -$ 54.89, in January - $43.6.

In 2014, the average price of the OPEC Reference Basket was $96.23 a barrel, in 2013 - $105.57, in 2012 - $109.74, in 2011 - $107.46, in 2010 - $77.45.

UNIAN memo. 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).