The oil prices They rose on Tuesday, after the fall of the previous day, with traders in suspense for the tensions in Iranafter the attack on a US oil tanker off the country’s coast.
“The market is very sensitive to how the situation in Iran evolves,” with a risk premium “that can increase or decrease depending on the news,” John Kulduff of Again Capital told AFP.
A military spokesman said Thursday that two armed Iranian vessels and a drone approached “at high speed” a American tanker which was sailing through the Strait of Hormuz “and they threatened to board it and seize it.”
A US destroyer came to the tanker’s aid, with support from the air force.
The maritime passage is essential for the global transit of oil and liquefied natural gas.
After a smooth first half of the session, the price of a barrel Brent of the North Sea, for delivery in April, closed with an increase of 1.57% to 67.33 dollars.
The American West Texas Intermediate (WTI), for delivery in March, increased 1.72% to $63.21.
