The price of OPEC basket of twelve crudes stood at $45.19 dollars a barrel on August 28, compared with $42.37 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.
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).