Oil prices rise after drone attack on tanker owned by Israeli tycoon
by Alex Lawson Energy correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#65WHW)
Incident off Oman involved vessel owned by Idan Ofer conglomerate
Oil prices have risen after a tanker owned by an Israeli billionaire was hit by a drone carrying a bomb off the coast of Oman.
The attack on Pacific Zircon, which is owned by Idan Ofer and operated by the Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping, sent Brent crude prices up 65 cents to $94.5 (79.23). The Liberian-flagged tanker had departed from Sohar on Monday afternoon and was destined for Buenos Aires.
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