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February 1, 2010

Oil Prices Rise on Weak Dollar, Attack on Nigerian Pipeline

As of 9:03 am EST, the price of crude had climbed by 0.6 percent to reach $73.31 a barrel and the price of heating oil had risen by 0.7 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail heating oil price per gallon: Down $0.01
Morning projection (for Tuesday’s average price per gallon): Up $0.02
Oil prices climbed on Monday, [...]

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October 5, 2009

Oil Prices Fall on Poor Employment Numbers

As of 8:50 am EDT, the price of crude had fallen 1.34 percent to reach$69.01 a barrel and the price of heating oil fell 1.46 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail heating oil price per gallon: Down $0.03
Morning projection (for Tuesday’s average price per gallon): Down $0.02
Oil prices are dropping for the second day in [...]

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July 7, 2009

Oil Prices Continue Losing Streak

At 9:38 am EDT, the price of crude had fallen by 0.4 percent to $63.79 a barrel and the price of heating oil had lost 0.4 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail heating oil price per gallon: DOWN $0.07
Morning projection (for Wednesday’s price per gallon): DOWN $0.01
Oil prices rose slightly in early trading, but paired [...]

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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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July 2, 2009

Nigeria Extends Amnesty to MEND Rebel Leader Amid Increasing Violence

Nigeria is Africa’s biggest oil producer and the world’s eighth-largest, but a years-long struggle between rebels in the Niger Delta and the Nigerian government has seriously hampered oil production.  As reported earlier this month on The HEAT Zone, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, better known as MEND, has launched repeated attacks [...]

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July 1, 2009

Oil Prices Bounce Back on Inventory Data, Nigeria Violence

At 9:18 am EDT, the price of crude had gained 2.6 percent to climb to $71.69 a barrel and the price of heating oil had increased by 1.9 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail heating oil price per gallon: DOWN $0.01
Morning projection (for Thursday’s average price per gallon): UP $0.03
Oil prices climbed back this morning, [...]

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June 29, 2009

Oil Prices Up on Nigeria Attack and Stock Rally

The price of crude rose 3.3 percent today to close at $71.49 a barrel and the price of heating oil gained 2.9 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Evening projection (for Tuesday’s average retail price per gallon): UP $0.06
Crude and heating oil prices posted another big rally today, boosted by supply concerns stemming from a Nigerian rebel attack [...]

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June 29, 2009

Oil Prices Up on New Attack in Nigeria

At 10:02 am EDT, the price of crude had gained 2.2 percent to reach $70.70 a barrel and the price of heating oil had risen by 2.4 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail heating oil price per gallon: DOWN $0.04
Morning projection (for Tuesday’s average price per gallon): UP $0.03
Despite signals that both sides would abide [...]

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June 26, 2009

Oil Prices Close Lower on Nigeria Cease-Fire, Falling Stock Market

The price of crude fell 1.6 percent to $69.14 a barrel and the price of heating oil lost 2.3 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Evening projection (for Monday’s average retail heating oil price per gallon): DOWN $0.04
The recent flare-up of rebel attacks on oil infrastructure in Nigeria will likely come to a close, as a 60-day cease-fire [...]

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June 26, 2009

Oil Prices Drop Despite Supportive News

At 9:32 am EDT, the price of crude had lost 0.7 percent to $69.77 and the price of heating oil had dropped by 1.1 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail heating oil price per gallon: UP $0.05
Morning projection (for Monday’s average retail price per gallon): UP $0.03
Oil prices continued on an unusual and erratic [...]

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June 25, 2009

Oil Prices Up on More Rebel Attacks in Nigeria

The price of crude gained 2.3 percent to close at $70.23 a barrel and the price of heating oil rose by 2.3 percent as well.
HEAT USA Price Report
Evening projection (for Friday’s average retail heating oil price per gallon): UP $0.05 from today’s opening price
MEND rebels continued attacks on oil infrastructure in the Niger Delta today, [...]

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June 25, 2009

Oil Prices Rise on Latest Rebel Attack in Nigeria

At 9:46 am EDT, the price for a barrel of crude had risen by 1 percent to $69.34 and the price of heating oil had gained 2.1 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s retail heating oil price per gallon: DOWN $0.03
Morning projection (for Friday’s average price per gallon): UP $0.04
Nigerian rebels shut down a main Shell pipeline [...]

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June 24, 2009

Oil Prices Slip on Product Builds, Stronger Dollar

The price of crude lost 0.8 percent to close at $68.67 a barrel and the price of heating oil fell by 1.7 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Evening projection (for Thursday’s average retail heating oil price per gallon): DOWN $0.03
Oil prices ended the day slightly below yesterday’s closing positions after a volatile trading day today, pulled down [...]

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June 23, 2009

Oil Prices End Higher on Weak Dollar, Nigeria Violence

The price of crude rose by 2.6 percent to close at $69.24 a barrel and the price of heating oil gained 2.4 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Evening projection (for Wednesday’s average retail heating oil price per gallon): UP $0.04
Oil prices ended the day moderately higher than their opening positions as the US dollar weakened and continuing [...]

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June 22, 2009

Oil Prices Plunge on Grim Economic Outlook

The price of crude fell 3.8 percent to close at $66.93 a barrel and the price of heating oil lost 3.3 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Evening projection (for Tuesday’s average retail heating oil price per gallon): DOWN $0.06
Oil prices fell sharply today, bringing crude to its lowest closing price in two weeks.  The optimism that had [...]

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June 22, 2009

Oil Prices Drop on Falling Stock Markets, Stronger Dollar

At 8:43 am EDT, the price of crude had fallen by 2.3 percent to $67.96 a barrel and the price of heating oil had lost 1.9 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Today’s average retail heating oil price per gallon: DOWN $0.04
Morning projection (for Tuesday’s average retail price per gallon): DOWN $0.03
Falling stock markets in the US and [...]

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June 19, 2009

Gasoline Sell-Off Pulls Down Oil Prices

The price for a barrel of crude fell 2.3 percent to close at $69.71 and the price of heating oil dropped by 2.4 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Evening projection (for Monday’s average retail heating oil price per gallon): DOWN $0.04
Gasoline futures prices fell by almost seven percent today, as traders unloaded gas contracts following a major [...]

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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 18, 2009

Nigerian Unrest Cuts into Oil Production for Fifth Consecutive Month, Shell Reports

It’s a story all too familiar: a developing nation has a plethora of natural resources; however, a confusing and violent political quagmire prevents this country from being able to gain wealth from the gifts it has been handed.
In the past, these situations were nothing more than stories on the back pages of newspapers. But in [...]

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May 26, 2009

Oil Rises on Improved Consumer Confidence; Crude Hits New 6-Month High

The price of crude gained 1.2 percent today to close at $62.45 a barrel and the price of heating oil rose by 0.4 percent.
HEAT USA Price Report
Evening projection (for Wednesday’s average retail heating oil price per gallon): UP $0.01

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