Oil Prices Hit 7-year Highs as Tight Supply Bites

Oil Prices Hit 7-year Highs as Tight Supply Bites
Oil pump jacks are seen at the Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas deposit in the Patagonian province of Neuquen, Argentina, on Jan. 21, 2019. Agustin Marcarian/Reuters
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LONDON—Benchmark oil prices climbed to their highest level since 2014 on Tuesday as possible supply disruption after attacks in the Mideast Gulf added to an already tight supply outlook.

Brent crude futures rose $1.02, or 1.2 percent, to $87.50 a barrel by 0924 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures jumped $1.36, or 1.6 percent, to $85.18 a barrel. Trade on Monday was subdued as it was a U.S. public holiday.