Oil price up $2.02, $72.13 in London, in New York to $73.75 (+1.86)

As of February 9th, the IPE Brent Crude February futures contract rose to $72.13 (+2.02) a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. Light Sweet Crude gained $1.86, to $73.75 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.