21.   Demand for heating fuel has been lagging, Warnock said.

22.   Demand for heating fuel has been low because of mild weather in the prime heating markets of the United States.

23.   Demand for kerosene-rich crudes, such as Tapis and Kutubu, often rises in winter because the oil product is used as a heating fuel.

24.   During winter, demand for heating fuel boost gasoil prices.

25.   Each spring, demand for heating fuels like gasoil falls and demand for gasoline rises as drivers take to the road more often.

26.   Energy prices plunged on growing expectations that a mild winter in the Northeast will keep inventories of heating fuels high.

27.   Energy producers fell because of relatively warm weather in the U.S. northeast and Canada, which decreased demand for home heating fuel and lowered expectations for earnings of producers.

28.   Energy issues gained on expectations that the winter heating season will be longer than expected, increasing profits of producers of heating fuel.

29.   ENERGY PRICES FALL Energy prices dropped in the commodity markets Friday on predictions of warmer weather in the Northeast and Midwest, the biggest consumers of heating fuel.

30.   Forecasts for the storm to reach the Northeast tomorrow rekindled expectations for a rise in demand for heating fuels after a mild start to the heating season.