At 8:47 am (Brasilia time) this Tuesday (7), the May contract of WTI crude oil recorded a significant increase of 2.00% in New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), quoted at US$114.63/barrel. The June contract for the Brent It was advancing 0.75% in Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), traded at US$110.59/barrel. In the last trading session (6), the energy commodity closed up 0.77% on the Nymex, at US$112.41/barrel, and advanced 0.68% on the ICE, at US$109.77/barrel. This morning, fuel prices were being driven up as the deadline imposed by the president approaches. United States, Donald Trumpso that the Iran accepted the terms set by the country for the reopening of Strait of Hormuzor the Persian government would be "defeated." The head of White House He stated that "all of Iran's bridges will be destroyed" if Tehran if the requirements are not met, in addition to declaring that "all power plants will cease to operate and can never be used again." United Nations Security Council A resolution to protect commercial shipping along the route is expected to be voted on later today. A more moderate version of the text is anticipated, as China, which holds veto power, does not support the use of force in the region. RussiaIt has been confirmed that Ukrainian drones struck the terminal of Caspian Pipeline Consortium node Black Seawhich accounts for 1.5% of the global oil supply. Despite the attack, the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan He stated that oil shipments to the location remain stable.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.