The price of a barrel of Kuwaiti oil rose by $1.01 to reach $73.16 per barrel in trading yesterday (Thursday) compared to $72.15 in trading the day before yesterday (Wednesday), according to the price announced by the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation. In global markets, US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose by $1.66 to settle at $68.97 per barrel, while Brent crude futures rose by $1.36 to settle at $71.97 per barrel. Source: Qatar News Agency