Oil price up $1.88, to $81.17 in London, in New York to $82 (+2.17)

As of March 29th, the IPE Brent Crude February futures contract rose to $81.17 (+1.88) a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. Light Sweet Crude gained $2.17, to $82.17 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.