Brent crude oil is up more than 6% this morning.

At 9am (Brasilia time) this Thursday (19), the May contract of Brent crude oil recorded a significant increase of 6.13% in Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), quoted at US$ 113.96/barrel. Over the week, the fuel futures contract has recorded gains of 10.2%. 

The due date for the same month of oil WTI advanced 1.39% in New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), trading at US$96.79/barrel, however, it has accumulated a loss of 0.13% so far this week. 

In the last trading session (17), the contracts They closed in opposite directions in the international market.On the one hand, WTI ended stable with a downward bias (-0.07%) quoted at US$ 95.46/barrel, while in the opposite movement, the Brent contract for the same month advanced 3.83% trading at US$ 107.38/barrel.

Oil prices were driven up by recent developments in the conflict in Middle EastDuring the night, the Iran attacked power facilities throughout the region in response to the offensive of Israel against the gas processing field, South Pars, in the Persian country.

The field is part of world's largest natural gas reserve and is shared with Qatar, strategic partner of United States in the region of Persian GulfThe President of the United States, Donald Trump, stated that the Israeli government will not carry out new attacks on Iranian facilities, on the condition that… Tehran do not send bombings against Doha. 

As reported by Reuters, the government of The US is considering send troops to the Middle East to reinforce the military offensive in the area. 

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.