Kuwait - Mubasher: The price of Kuwait oil increased 46 cents on Friday reaching $42.78 per barrel, compared to $42.32 pb on Thursday, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said on Saturday, according to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).

Meanwhile, the Brent Blend went down 18 cents settling at $49.06 pb whereas the West Texas crude oil jumped 41 cents to settle at $48.24 pb.