The price of the 12-crude basket of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Wednesday rose USD 2.7 to USD 107.68 per barrel -- compared to USD 105.61 pb last Friday, the cartel said on Thursday. OPEC\'\'s bulletin said the basket average price for the year came to USD 77.45 pb. OPEC Crude basket consists of 12 crudes produced by the member states includes Kuwait crude along with Saharan Blend (Algeria), Girassol (Angola), Oriente (Ecuador), Iran Heavy (Islamic Republic of Iran), Basra Light (Iraq), Es Sider (Libya), Bonny Light (Nigeria), Qatar Marine (Qatar), Arab Light (Saudi Arabia), Murban (UAE), and Merey (Venezuela)