Oil prices rose more than 3% in international markets this morning.

At 8:30 am (Brasilia time) this Thursday (26), the May contract of WTI crude oil recorded a significant increase of 3.70% in New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), quoted at US$ 93.73/barrel. The June contract for the Brent It fell 3.81% in Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), trading at US$101.03/barrel. On the other hand, in the partial week, the fuel has accumulated losses of 4.48% and 5.01%, respectively. 

In the last trading session (25)The energy commodity closed down 2.19% on the Nymex, at US$90.32/barrel, and advanced 2.96% on the ICE, at US$97.26/barrel. 

This morning, fuel prices rose again after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that the country's government is evaluating the United States' proposal to end the conflict; however, the Tehran administration has no intention of ending the war.

According to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, US President Donald Trump will toughen measures against Iran if the country does not accept that it has been "militarily defeated." 

Sources close to Reuters reported that the Pentagon plans to send thousands of airborne troops to the Persian Gulf as a ground attack option in direct confrontations between nations.

Meanwhile, according to data compiled by Reuters, at least 40% of Russia's oil export capacity is paralyzed following Ukrainian drone attacks. 

By limiting larger gains, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) The company announced the previous day that the volume of stored oil increased by 6.926 million barrels in the week ending March 20, to 456.2 million barrels, compared to market projections of a decrease of 1.3 million barrels.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.