Oil price up $0.59, $76.27 in London, in New York at $77.33 (+0.32)

As of February 17th, the IPE Brent Crude February futures contract rose to $76.27 (+0.59) a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. Light Sweet Crude gained $0.32 to $77.33 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.