It was the first time Brent rose above $65 since June 2015.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 were at $58.21 a barrel, up 22 cents, or 0.4 percent from their last settlement.
“Brent crude raced higher...as news broke that the North Sea’s Forties Pipeline system would have to be shut down for a ‘number of weeks’ after a hairline crack was found in it,” said Jeffrey Halley, senior market analyst at futures brokerage OANDA in Singapore. “The pipeline...is a significant component underpinning the Brent benchmark.”
Britain’s Forties oil pipeline, the country’s largest at a capacity of 450,000 barrels per day (bpd), shut down on Monday after cracks were revealed.
“The market reaction shows that in a tight market, any supply issue will quickly be reflected in higher prices,” said ANZ bank.
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