Brent oil price surged close to $100 on Tuesday.
Brent crude, the global benchmark, was up $3.38, or 3.5%, at $98.77 at 10:00 GMT, having earlier reached $99.50, the highest since September 2014.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude jumped $4.40, or 4.8%, to $95.47 versus Friday's settlement, having earlier reached $96, also the highest since 2014. The U.S. market was closed on Monday for a public holiday.
