The price of Kuwaiti crude oil was down by 8 cents Tuesday to settle at US$66.52 per barrel (pb), compared to last Monday's $66.60, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said Wednesday.

According to the Kuwait News Agency, KUNA, the Brent Blend was down by $1.11 to $69.15 pb while the West Texas Intermediate was down by 57 cents to settle at $63.73 pb.