Oil price up $0.16, to $80.7 in London, in New York to $81.91 (+0.31)

As of March 23rd, the IPE Brent Crude February futures contract rose to $80.7 (+0.16) a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. Light Sweet Crude gained $0.31, to $81.91 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.