Oil price up $0.66, to $80.54 in London, in New York to $81.25 (+0.57)

As of March 22nd, the IPE Brent Crude February futures contract rose to $80.54 (+0.66) a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. Light Sweet Crude gained $0.57, to $81.25 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.