The oil prices They closed on Monday with a slight increasewith operators attentive to the risks of disruption to production in Iran and Venezuelawhere the president donald trump wants to exploit the crude oil.
The barrel of North Sea Brent, for delivery in March, gained 0.84% to $63.87.
Its American equivalent, the West Texas Intermediatefor delivery in February, added 0.64% to $59.50.
For several days now, the market apply a risk premium facing the geopolitical situation in Iranwhere trump threatens to intervene militarily if the repression against anti-government protests continues. An NGO mentions more than 600 deaths.
Tehran is a major producer of crude oil, with nearly 3.2 million barrels per day, according to the latest data published by the Organization of Exporting Countries. Oil (OPEC).
“The largest union in the” Iranian oil “sector, based on Kanganbegan a strike by its workers in two refineries,” DNB experts report.
However, the prices do not skyrocket because “the market oilman attributes a very low risk scenario” of a US intervention disrupting the movement of ships through the Strait of Hormuzsays Seb analyst Bjarne Schieldrop.
In parallel, the market continues to wonder about the future of crude oil exploitation in Venezuela.
Relaunch production
More than a week after the capture of deposed President Nicolás Maduro, trump He said Sunday that his government works “really well” with Caracas.
The US president also urged senior managers in the oil sector to invest to relaunch the production of hydrocarbons in Venezuelawhich suffers from a chronic lack of investment.
The head of ExxonMobil, Darren Woodsit was shown cautious and stated that it was impossible to establish itself in Venezuela without deep reforms. The comment earned him reproaches from trumpwhich warned that it is evaluating “separating” that oil company from its plans.
trump maintains that oil groups are ready to invest “at least 100,000 million dollars” in Venezuela.
