Press TV - Crude oil futures have jumped on Thursday following reports of explosions targeting two oil tankers in the Sea of Oman.
Benchmark Brent crude oil rises 4% in trading to over $62 a barrel after the incident, Bloomberg reported.
Reuters, citing four shipping and trade sources, said two tankers identified as the Marshal Islands-flagged Front Altair and the Panama-flagged Kokuka had been hit in suspected attacks in the Gulf of Oman, and that the crew had been evacuate from the vessels.