Oil prices are slightly lower following updates on port in Oman.

At 9:25 am (Brasilia time) this Friday (5), the July contract of WTI crude oil recorded a slight decrease of 0.34% in New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), quoted at US$ 92.72/barrel. The August contract for Brent It fell 0.20% in Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), trading at US$94.84/barrel. On the other hand, in the partial week, the fuel has accumulated increases of 6.15% and 4.08%, respectively.

In the last trading session (4), WTI closed down 3.1%, at US$ 93.04/barrel, and Brent fell 2.84%, to US$ 95.03/barrel.

This morning, fuel prices were under pressure after the Omani government reported that its port Mina al Fahal It is operating normally. The day before, a report from Reuters It was noted that the terminal had interrupted the flow of oil exports due to an explosion. According to the Petroleum Development OmanOperations at the port were not affected, contradicting information provided by three sources close to Reuters. The terminal ships between 800,000 and 900,000 [tons]. barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil. Meanwhile, the market reacts to the open letter from the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, in which a meeting with his Russian counterpart was proposed, Vladimir Putin, to negotiate an end to the war in the region. The leader of Kiev He stated that the administration is ready and willing to end the conflict once and for all, but that it may also continue fighting if no agreement is reached.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.