31. Heating oil futures fell after a report showed inventories rose last week, easing concern that supplies would be too low to meet demand during a cold snap. 32. Heating oil futures dropped after the American Petroleum Institute said inventories rose last week, easing concerns that lean reserves will fail to fulfill demand during the winter months. 33. However, lower prices for soybean oil futures helped keep a lid on gains in soybean futures. 34. In July and August we started buying oil futures through our front companies in Europe. 35. In NEW YORK, gasoline and heating oil futures rose after reports of unexpectedly large declines in refined product inventories. 36. In NEW YORK, heating oil futures rose after recent cold weather in the Northeast contributed to a greater-than-expected decline in U.S. stockpiles. 37. Look at what the cold weather has done to heating oil futures. 38. More complicated trades involve taking advantage of a widening spread between gasoline and heating oil futures that usually accompanies the seasonal gasoline rally. 39. Natural gas and heating oil futures soared as storms and below-normal temperatures in the Pacific Northwest boosted heating fuel demand at a time of lean inventories. 40. Natural gas and heating oil futures fell amid concern normal to above-normal temperatures in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast this week will dampen demand for heating fuels. |