Oil price down by $0.56, to $79.91 in London, in New York by $81.49 (-0.38)

As of March 9th, the IPE Brent Crude February futures contract was at $79.91 (-0.56) a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. Light Sweet Crude fell $0.38, to $81.49 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.