Oil is up about 2% this morning on the international market.

At 9:10 am (Brasilia time) this Friday (31), the September contract of WTI crude oil recorded a significant increase of 2.19% in New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), quoted at US$ 85.34/barrel. The October contract for the Brent It advanced 1.92% in Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), trading at US$ 88.41/barrel. On the other hand, in the partial week, the fuel has accumulated losses of 4.56% and 3.62%, respectively. 

So far this month, WTI has recorded gains of 21.02%, while Brent has accumulated a rise of 21.06%.

In the last trading session (30), WTI fell 1.03%, to US$ 83.59/barrel, while Brent recorded a loss of 1.37%, to US$ 86.88/barrel. 

This morning, fuel prices were driven up by investor reaction to reports that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps prevented two oil tankers from crossing the Strait of Hormuz, while four others changed course. Additionally, a drone attack caused fires on two gas ships in the port of Damietta, Egypt, posing a new threat to the Suez Canal, one of the region's main trade routes. In Eastern Europe, the Ukrainian military reported that the Russian oil refinery in Volgograd was hit overnight, causing a fire at the facility.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.