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WTI oil opened with a rise to USD 82.28 – 2024-04-03 00:23:24

EFE

The price of Texas intermediate oil (WTI) It opened this Tuesday with a rise of 0.40%, to $82.28 a barrel.

At 9:01 local time (14:01 GMT), WTI futures contracts for delivery in May added 33 cents compared to the close of the previous session.

In the absence of new production data or consumption indicators in the great powers, today the price seems to dance to the tune of the geopolitical conflicts that are entrenched in the world.

In the Red Sea, Yemen’s Houthis continue to attack cargo ships that still venture through that route, and have just claimed responsibility for attacks against four ships in the last three days, in addition to launching missiles against US warships and against the Israeli southern port city of Eilat.

Meanwhile, in Gaza, hopes of a ceasefire, even temporary, are fading after the Israeli Government described Hamas’ requests for an eventual prisoner exchange as “extreme” and “delusional” and without the Netanyahu’s cabinet has felt in no way committed to Monday’s UN resolution calling for that ceasefire.

In UkraineMeanwhile, the Army of that country and the Russian exchange attacks that increasingly target the enemy’s refineries with the intention of causing disruptions in their energy supplies. EFE (I)

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