India, Feb. 18 -- Oil prices climbed on Tuesday after a senior Russian official said that Ukrainian drones had attacked a pipeline in Russia which pumps about 1 percent of global crude supply.
Also, Kazakhstan will take further measures to meet its OPEC+ commitments, including cutting production at other oilfields, to offset the January excess, according to the Energy Ministry's press service.
Benchmark Brent crude futures were up 0.7 percent at $75.74 in European trade while WTI crude futures jumped 1.5 percent to $71.80.
CPC, whose largest shareholder is Russia with 24 percent, said today that the Kropotkinskaya pumping station of the crude oil transportation facility was subject to a drone attack.
"The terrorist strike was delivered ...