OPEC basket price eased to $106.99 on Thursday

Oct 5 (Reuters) - OPEC's reference crude oil basket pricefell to further to $106.99 a barrel on Thursday, down from$107.08, OPEC said on Friday. http://www.opec.org/opec_web/en/press_room/923.htm The reference basket comprises 12 crudes: Algeria's SaharanBlend, Angola's Girassol, Iran Heavy, Iraq's Basra Light, KuwaitExport, Es Sider from Libya, Nigeria's Bonny Light, QatarMarine, Saudi Arabia