1.   As refiners boost output following seasonal maintenance on their plants in October and as inventories mount, which they usually do through December, supply concerns typically fade.

2.   A hefty increase in gasoline stockpiles, and low demand, offset a drop in refinery production, as some refiners reduced operations for seasonal maintenance.

3.   Crude and heating oil futures were little changed as traders awaited weekly production figures that could show crude storage levels rose as seasonal maintenance got underway.

4.   Crude oil could rise in the days ahead as refiners finish their seasonal maintenance programs and prepare for rising gasoline demand.

5.   Crude oil, rose, lifting heating oil and gasoline, on anticipation that refiners will soon be processing more crude, as seasonal maintenance projects wind down.

6.   Demand for crude from U.S. refiners is climbing steadily back toward maximum levels as refiners emerge from seasonal maintenance shutdowns.

7.   Crude and heating oil futures closed little changed as traders awaited weekly production figures that could show crude storage levels rose as seasonal maintenance got under way.

8.   Crude oil fell as traders considered higher imports against a backdrop of steadily rising U.S. demand for crude, now that more refineries are emerging from seasonal maintenance.

9.   Domestic demand for crude currently is low with many U.S. refineries shut down for seasonal maintenance.

10.   Demand for crude should increase during April, analysts said, as refiners complete seasonal maintenance work and step up production of gasoline.