Oil prices jump 3% after official says Iran shot down a US drone. Brent crude futures were up $1.93, or 3.1%, at $63.75 a barrel around 0650 GMT, after rising as high as $63.88. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up $1.73, or 3.2%, at $55.49 a barrel. So 3% increase on the wholesale price add on government duty and tax juice should go up about 5c a liter in the next few weeks .Are these cunts only acting the bollox to push up the price of oil .Add a carbon tax and price equalisation between diesel and petrol we will be paying about 145 after the budget .