At 8:55 am (Brasilia time) this Thursday (14), the June contract of WTI crude oil showed a slight decrease of 0.38% in New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), quoted at US$100.58/barrel. The July contract for the Brent It fell 0.34% in Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), trading at US$105.27/barrel. On the other hand, in the partial week, the fuel has accumulated gains of 5.41% and 3.93%, respectively.
In the last trading session (12), WTI recorded a loss of 1.13%, to US$ 101.02/barrel, and Brent retreated 1.98% to US$ 105.63/barrel.
This morning, energy commodity prices were under pressure after Iranian state media reported that about 30 vessels had crossed the Strait of Hormuz During the night.
A source close to the news agency Fars He stated that the Iranian government has begun allowing some Chinese ships to pass through.
The president of China, Xi Jinping, in a meeting with his American counterpart, Donald Trump[He] expressed interest in buying more oil from the United States, with the goal of reducing dependence on the Strait of Hormuz.
By limiting further losses, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) It was reported that U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 4.306 million barrels in the week ending May 8, to 452.9 million barrels, compared to market projections of a 2 billion barrel drop.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.