Posts Tagged economic recovery

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December 11, 2009

Oil Prices Dip on Strong Dollar

As of 9:54 am EST, the price of crude had dropped by .62 percent to reach $70.10 a barrel and the price of heating oil had edged downward by .02 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail heating oil price per gallon: No Change
Morning projection (for Monday’s average price per gallon): Down $0.02
After an early rally [...]

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September 4, 2009

Oil Prices Falling After US Employment Data

At 9:39 am EDT, the price of crude oil had lost 0.1 percent to reach $67.91 a barrel and the price of heating oil had fallen by 0.3 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail heating oil price per gallon: DOWN $0.01
Morning projection (for Monday’s price per gallon): NO CHANGE
A government report released this morning showed [...]

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September 3, 2009

Gasoline Stockpile Data Lifts Oil Prices

At 9:06 am EDT, the price of crude had risen by 0.6 percent to $68.49 a barrel and the price of heating oil had gained 0.2 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail heating oil price per gallon: DOWN $0.01
Morning projection (for Friday’s price per gallon): DOWN $0.01
Yesterday’s US petroleum inventory data released by the Energy [...]

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August 24, 2009

More Recovery Hopes Keep Oil Prices on the Rise

At 9:00 am EDT, the price of crude had gained 0.4 percent to $74.19 a barrel and the price of heating oil had risen by 0.3 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail heating oil price per gallon: UP $0.03
Morning projection (for Tuesday’s average price per gallon): UP $0.02
The price of crude continued to increase beyond [...]

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August 18, 2009

US Housing and Manufacturing Data Hold Down Oil Prices

At 8:54 am EDT, the price of crude was basically flat, having gained just 0.2 percent to reach $68.86 a barrel.  The price of heating oil had fallen by 0.9 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail heating oil price per gallon: DOWN $0.02
Morning projection (for Wednesday’s price per gallon): DOWN $0.03
After two straight days of [...]

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August 17, 2009

Oil Prices Plummet on Low Consumer Confidence, Recession Fears

At 9:27 am EDT, the price of crude had lost 2.2 percent to $66.01 a barrel and the price of heating oil had fallen by 1.8 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail heating oil price per gallon: DOWN $0.06
Morning projection (for Tuesday’s average price per gallon): DOWN $0.03
A Survey released on Friday that showed a [...]

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August 14, 2009

Economic Recovery Hopes Carry Oil Prices Up Again

At 8:33 am EDT, the price of crude had gained 0.3 percent to reach $70.75 a barrel and the price of heating oil had climbed 0.8 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail heating oil price per gallon: UP $0.03
Morning projection (for Monday’s average price per gallon): UP $0.02

Crude and heating oil prices both posted moderate [...]

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August 13, 2009

Positive Economic News Drives Up Oil Prices

At 9:34 am EDT, the price of crude had gained 1.3 percent to reach $71.10 a barrel and the price of heating oil had risen by 1.2 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail heating oil price per gallon: NO CHANGE
Morning projection (for Friday’s average price per gallon): UP $0.03

Fresh data from Europe showed that the [...]

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August 6, 2009

Crude Down, Heating Oil Up as Inventory Report Sinks In

At 9:43 am EDT, the price of crude had fallen by 0.6 percent to $71.57 a barrel and the price of heating oil had gained 0.2 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail price per gallon: NO CHANGE (from 2 pm yesterday)
Morning projection (for Friday’s average price per gallon): UP $0.01

The effects of yesterday’s EIA inventory [...]

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August 4, 2009

Oil Prices Dip on Expectations of Inventory Build

At 9:59 am EDT, the price of crude had fallen by 0.8 percent to $71.00 a barrel and the price of heating oil had risen just 0.1 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail heating oil price per gallon: NO CHANGE
Morning projection (for Wednesday’s average price per gallon): DOWN $0.02

Crude and heating oil prices reversed three [...]

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July 28, 2009

Oil Prices End Rally on Weak Economic Data, Slipping Stock Markets

At 8:54 am EDT, the price of crude had lost 0.7 percent to move to $67.91 a barrel and the price of heating oil had fallen by 0.6 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail heating oil price per gallon: UP $0.02
Morning projection (for Wednesday’s price per gallon): DOWN $0.02
After posting nine consecutive says of gains, [...]

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July 27, 2009

Oil Prices Stay Flat After Weak Corporate Earnings Reports

At 11:17 am EDT, the price of crude had risen just 0.2 percent to $68.19 a barrel and the price of heating oil had gained 0.5 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail heating oil price per gallon: UP $0.02
Morning projection (for Tuesday’s average price per gallon): NO CHANGE
Following a week of major gains that came [...]

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July 14, 2009

Oil Prices Rise as Global Stock Markets Rally

At 9:01 am EDT, the price of crude had gained 1.3 percent to $60.45 a barrel and the price of heating oil had gained 1.4 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail heating oil price per gallon: DOWN $0.02
Morning projection (for Wednesday’s price per gallon): UP $0.01
Stock traders anticipating positive corporate earnings reports sparked a rallies [...]

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July 13, 2009

Oil Prices Continue Decline on Recovery Concerns

The price of crude gave up 0.3 percent today to close at $59.69 a barrel and the price heating oil dropped by 2 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Evening projection (for Tuesday’s average retail heating oil price per gallon): DOWN $0.03
The gloomy state of the world economy held oil prices down again today as a “correction” of [...]

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July 13, 2009

Oil Prices Slip Again With No Economic Recovery in Sight

At 9:11 am EDT, the price of crude had fallen by 0.9 percent to $59.33 a barrel and the price of heating oil had lost 1.7 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail heating oil price per gallon: DOWN $0.02
Morning projection (for Tuesday’s price per gallon): DOWN $0.02
The optimistic exuberance that helped drive crude oil prices [...]

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July 6, 2009

Oil Prices Sink on General Economic Concerns

At 10:31 am EDT, the price of crude had fallen by 3.6 percent to $64.35 a barrel an the price of heating oil had lost 3.2 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail heating oil price per gallon: DOWN $0.07
Morning projection (for Tuesday’s price per gallon): DOWN $0.05
A stiff dose of reality administered to the oil [...]

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June 19, 2009

Oil Prices Rise on Nigerian Violence, Return of Economic Optimism

At 9:45 am EDT, the price of crude had gained 0.8 percent to reach $71.95 a barrel and the price of heating oil had risen by 0.8 percent as well.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail heating oil price per gallon: DOWN $0.02
Morning projection (for Monday’s average price per gallon): UP $0.03
The MEND rebels of the [...]

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June 15, 2009

Rising Oil Prices Pose Threat of Inflation, Slowed Economic Recovery

At what point does the price of crude oil really begin to impact the average American and the US economy as a whole? Experts differ on the exact number, but whoever you ask will probably agree that we’re rapidly approaching that point again, if we’re not there already.
As reported here on The HEAT Zone, crude [...]

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June 15, 2009

Oil Prices Fall on Stronger Dollar, Price Correction

At 10:09 am EDT, the price of crude had fallen by 1.6 percent to $70.91 a barrel and the price of heating oil had given up 1.2 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail heating oil price per gallon: DOWN $0.02
Morning projection (for Tuesday’s average price per gallon): DOWN $0.02
The fundamental forces of low demand and [...]

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June 12, 2009

Strong Dollar, Profit-Taking, and Waning Optimism Lead Oil Prices Down

The price of crude lost 0.9 percent to close at $72.04, and the price of heating oil fell by 0.9 percent as well.
HEAT USA Price Report
Evening projection (for Monday’s average retail heating oil price per gallon): DOWN $0.02
Oil prices ended lower today, snapping a three-day rally.  End-of-week profit taking following oil’s big Tueday through Friday [...]

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