1.   Crude and heating oil futures trimmed their losses midday as locals and others bought into the weakness and covered short positions.

2.   Crude futures trimmed losses at the New York Mercantile Exchange Monday while products futures managed to post gains in a flurry of late shortcovering.

3.   Crude futures trimmed steep losses and products contracts ended mixed in roller coaster trading at the New York Mercantile Exchange Thursday.

4.   Heating oil futures trimmed their losses sparked by record imports and milder weather forecasts in the days ahead.