Oil prices fell by about 4% on Tuesday in the international market.

The June contract of WTI crude oil negotiated in New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) It ended this Tuesday (5) with a significant drop of 3.90%, quoted at US$ 102.27/barrel. The July contract for the Brent fell 3.99% in Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), trading at US$109.87/barrel. 

In this trading session, energy commodity prices were pressured after the president of United States, Donald Trump, to signal that it should uphold the agreement of ceasefire with the Iran, even with the recent exchange of attacks between nations the day before (4).

"They know what not to do," the president said in an interview with journalists. Oval Office to reporters earlier. Trump also denied that Tehran It attacked ships that were under US protection.

The minister of Pakistan's Foreign Relations, Muhammad Ishaq Dar, stated that Islamabad He is confident that there will be progress in the negotiations between the parties involved in the conflict. 

According to information from Bloombergthe Iraq is offering substantial discounts to buyers of crude oil for loading in May, on the condition that the tankers cross the Strait of Hormuz to load the fuel. The measure was reportedly taken in response to hostilities in the region of Persian Gulf.

Meanwhile, the Norway announced reopening of three natural gas fields closed since the last century, as part of a strategy adopted by other European countries to seek alternatives to Russian supply and of Middle East. 

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.