Price of Kuwait crude oil per barrel slightly fell by USD 0.97, to USD 75.79 pb on Wednesday, compared to USD 76.76 on Tuesday, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) on Thursday.
Meanwhile, at London Stock Exchange, the price of Brent crude closed at a rise of USD 0.13, standing at USD 82.95 pb. In New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), American crude was also up by USD 1.49, to USD 78.68 pb.
A report by the Energy Information Administration has shown that US crude inventories had risen by 460,000 barrels last week, significantly less than the 2.2 million predicted barrels.