Oil prices fell sharply on Friday, dampened by an unexpected fall in a US consumer sentiment and fraud charges slapped on top Wall Street investment firm Goldman Sachs. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in May, slid $US2.27 to $US83.24 a barrel.
Brent North Sea crude for June was down $US1.18 at $US85.99 per barrel. The May contract expired Thursday after hitting $US87.58, a level last seen on October 7, 2008.
