Oil Prices Slightly Up: Brent at $72.10, WTI at $68.83

On Friday, oil prices experienced slight increases with Brent futures rising 17 cents (0.24%) to $72.10 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate increasing 14 cents (0.20%) to $68.83. Despite positive sentiment surrounding peace efforts between the U.S. and Iran, U.S. markets closed ahead of the long holiday weekend. Brent prices were down 0.02% for the week, while WTI was up 0.12%. Kuwait's oil production surged to 1.65 million barrels per day in June from 580,000 bpd in May, reflecting increased exports following an interim peace agreement.

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