DUBAI- Kuwait has raised the December official selling price (OSP) for crude oil sold to Asia by 15 cents a barrel from the previous month, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.

Kuwait will sell crude to its Asian customers at a premium of 30 cents a barrel to the average of Oman and Dubai benchmark prices in December, compared with a premium of 15 cents in November.

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