Energy Prices Mixed Ahead of Supply Report
February 28, 2006
Energy prices were mixed Tuesday on the New York Mercantile Exchange ahead of a key U.S. inventory report.
High-quality crude oil prices for April delivery rose 41 cents to $61.41 a barrel, and natural gas was steady at $6.714 per million Btu.
Gasoline futures were last up about 5 cents at $1.58 a gallon, and heating oil was up 3 cents at $1.71 a gallon.
The Energy Department was expected to release its weekly petroleum inventory report Wednesday.