NEW YORK, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Oil prices surged more than
15% at the open on Sunday after an attack on Saudi Arabia's oil
facilities on Saturday that knocked out more than 5% of global
oil supply.
Brent crude futures jumped more than 19% to a session high
of $71.95 a barrel at the opening, while U.S. crude futures
surged more than 15% to a session high of $63.34 a barrel.
State oil giant Saudi Aramco said the attack cut output by
5.7 million barrels per day, at a time when Aramco is trying to
ready itself for what is expected to be the world's largest
share sale. Aramco gave no timeline for output resumption. A source
close to the matter told Reuters the return to full oil capacity
could take "weeks, not days."