31.   Today, investors found value in the lower-priced energy issues ahead of the winter heating season.

32.   Traders expect prices to remain strong compared with a few months ago because inventories held by refiners are low going into the winter heating season.

33.   When the heating season starts, it gets harder to schedule visits from technicians.

34.   Wise said the measure is intended to ensure that areas where switches are lagging are not left stranded with AGL for another high-cost heating season.

35.   Also influencing the price were forecasts for cooler-than-average weather this weekend, which could jump-start the heating season.

36.   High oil prices were the driving force behind the increase during the winter home heating season.

37.   Oil prices have been sickly going into the winter heating season.

38.   The group had been expected to increase pumping because demand for crude normally goes up during the heating season in the United States and Europe.

39.   The group had been expected to increase pumping this winter because demand for crude normally goes up during the heating season in the United States and Europe.

40.   Traditionally refineries make slight cuts in production at this time of year for maintenance before shifting away from gasoline to distillate production in anticipation of the winter heating season.