Oil price up $0.41, $72.54 in London, in New York to $74.52 (+0.77)

As of February 10th, the IPE Brent Crude February futures contract rose to $72.54 (+0.41) a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. Light Sweet Crude gained $0.77, to $74.52 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.