Oil prices 'fantastic', says Kuwait

13 January 2010

Kuwait's oil minister has described the price of crude oil as 'fantastic', as freezing temperatures pushed it above $82 a barrel, AFP has reported. Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah al-Sabah also said he expected demand to pick up in the second quarter of 2010, as the global economy is expected to continue its recovery and as crude inventories decline.

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