Oil climbs 1% after Ukrainian attack damages Russian oil depot

By Anna Hirtenstein LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices climbed about 1% on Friday, boosted by supply fears after a Ukrainian drone attack hit an oil depot in a major Russian export hub, the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. Brent crude futures rose 66 cents, or 1.05%, to $63.67 a barrel by 0900 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude advanced 70 cents, or 1.19%, to $59.39 a barrel. Both contracts jumped more than 2% in early Asia trading but then pared some gains. Friday's attack damaged a ship in port, apartment blocks and an oil depot in Novorossiysk, injuring three crew of the vessel, Russian officials said. The port halted oil exports, two industry sources told Reuters. "The intensity of these attacks has increased, it's much more often. Eventually they could hit something that causes la