El petroléo prosigue con su avance y sube más de un 1% a la espera de la respuesta israelí al ataque de Irán

$MCKITTRICK, CA - MARCH 23: Pump jacks and wells are seen in an oil field on the Monterey Shale formation where gas and oil extraction using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is on the verge of a boom on March 23, 2014 near McKittrick, California. Critics of fracking in California cite concerns over water usage and possible chemical pollution of ground water sources as California farmers are forced to leave unprecedented expanses of fields fallow in one of the worst droughts in California history. Concerns also include the possibility of earthquakes triggered by the fracking process which injects water, sand and various chemicals under high pressure into the ground to break the rock to release oil and gas for extraction though a well. The 800-mile-long San Andreas Fault runs north and south on the western side of the Monterey Formation in the Central Valley and is thought to be the most dangerous fault in the nation. Proponents of the fracking boom saying that the expansion of petroleum extraction is good for the economy and security by developing more domestic energy sources and increasing gas and oil exports. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)$

MCKITTRICK, CA – MARCH 23: Pump jacks and wells are seen in an oil field on the Monterey Shale formation where gas and oil extraction using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is on the verge of a boom on March 23, 2014 near McKittrick, California. Critics of fracking in California cite concerns over water usage and possible chemical pollution of ground water sources as California farmers are forced to leave unprecedented expanses of fields fallow in one of the worst droughts in California history. Concerns also include the possibility of earthquakes triggered by the fracking process which injects water, sand and various chemicals under high pressure into the ground to break the rock to release oil and gas for extraction though a well. The 800-mile-long San Andreas Fault runs north and south on the western side of the Monterey Formation in the Central Valley and is thought to be the most dangerous fault in the nation. Proponents of the fracking boom saying that the expansion of petroleum extraction is good for the economy and security by developing more domestic energy sources and increasing gas and oil exports. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Los futuros del petróleo prosiguen este viernes con su avance tras dispararse ayer más de un 5%, después de reconocer el presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, que su Gobierno estaba en conversaciones con Israel para perfilar la respuesta que el Estado hebreo dará al ataque iraní con misiles balísticos del pasado 1 de octubre.

Ante la incertidumbre por las represalias que puedan darse, el barril Brent, de referencia en Europa, sube un 1,24% sobre las 13.00 hora peninsular española, hasta los 78,58 dólares (71,26 euros), mientras que su homólogo norteamericano, el Texas West Intermediate, ha alcanzado los 74,67 dólares (67,71 euros), un 1,30% más.

La cotización del Brent hace una semana estaba un 9,6% por debajo de los niveles actuales, sobre los 72 dólares (65,29 euros), y con el petróleo en mínimos de dos semanas por la preocupación en torno al débil crecimiento económico mundial y por una oferta del hidrocarburo que excedía su demanda.

No obstante, la eliminación del líder del partido-milicia Hezbolá, Hassan Nasrallah, la invasión israelí del sur del Líbano, la ofensiva iraní y la potencial respuesta que Tel Aviv pueda dar al régimen de los ayatolás han alterado los precios del oro negro .

En concreto, la posibilidad de que el Ejecutivo de Benjamin Netanyahu opte por atacar las refinerías o terminales exportadoras de petróleo de Irán podría desestabilizar aún más los mercados.

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