Oil prices rose more than 6%, with Brent crude approaching $90 a barrel again.

September's contract WTI crude oil negotiated in New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) closed this Wednesday (29) with a significant increase of 6.56%, quoted at US$ 84.46/barrel. The October contract for the Brent advanced 7.32% in Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), trading at US$ 88.09/barrel. 

In this trading session, fuel prices rose again following a new escalation of the conflict between the United States and Iran in the Middle East. The Tehran administration launched a series of missiles against American forces in the region, while Washington joined Saudi Arabia in bombing militias in Iraq.

Advisors of Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) they informed Al Jazeera who are involved in planning a toll system in the Red Sea, created by the Houthis of Yemen. 

Meanwhile, in Eastern Europe, Ukrainian authorities reported that one of Russia's largest oil refineries was attacked overnight. 

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.