Benchmark Brent oil prices jumped above $119 a barrel on Thursday after Iran attacked energy facilities across the Middle East following Israel's strike on its South Pars gas field, a major escalation in the war.
Brent futures were up $6.02, or 5.6%, at $113.40 a barrel by 1237 GMT. Earlier in the session, Brent had climbed more than $11 to a high of $119.13, close to the three-and-a-half-year peak touched on March 9
