By Prensa Latina,
Washington : One barrel of oil measured by the standard of Texas Intermediate (WTI), a United States reference, hit a new high of 113.70 dollars in New York, coming one cent away from 114 dollars at that session.
According to operators the high prices of crude influenced interest of investors in raw materials due to the weakening of the dollar.
On the other hand, in London the Brent barrel of the Northern Sea, a reference for Europe, also went up and surpassed the 112 dollar mark reaching 112.08 dollars.
The prices of crude in several markets have increased progressively during the past few years spurred by high speculations, uncertainties of availability and because of the geopolitical situation from wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Despite a deceleration of oil reserve growth, it is still the main component of trade balance in world energy, affecting 36 percent of the total, according to international sources.