The barrel of crude oil was trading today with increases in its values in the international markets of New York and London.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude, which operates in the New York futures market (Nymex), grew 14% this morning and was trading at US $ 15.71 a barrel in contracts with delivery in June.
Similarly, Brent oil from the North Sea, which does in the London electronic market (ICE), increased 9.18% and the barrel was agreed to US $ 22.24 also in contracts for June, according as reported by the Bloomberg agency.
For its part, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reported that its crude oil basket was trading yesterday at US $ 12.22 a barrel, compared to US $ 14.63 on Tuesday, which represented a drop of 16 48%