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 Light, Sweet Crude Oil

10/18/2005 Session Contract Detail for Nov 5

	Last				63.43
	Open High				64.30
	Open Low				64.30
	High				64.40
	Low				63.37
	Settle				64.36
	Change				-.93
	Open Interest				80897
	Volume				0.00
	Last Updated				10/18/2005 07:13:30

 Unleaded Gasoline

	Last				1.7655
	Open High				1.8100
	Open Low				1.8100
	High				1.8150
	Low				1.7635
	Settle				1.8153
	Change				-.0498
	Open Interest				35750
	Volume				0.00
	Last Updated				10/18/2005 07:13:18

Heating Oil

	Last				1.9450
	Open High				1.9850
	Open Low				1.9850
	High				1.9908
	Low				1.9405
	Settle				1.9833
	Change				-.0383
	Open Interest				35965
	Volume				0.00
	Last Updated				10/18/2005 07:16:25

[q_an_a]

gasoline futures are down to 1.73 and OK is retailing gas at 2.35 - according to a story yesterday on dallas NBC station. watch for some folks to be dumping gasoline soon.

[SunkenCiv]

The prices around here never took a jump upward (not that they had to). Hovering around $2.60, they've slid to around $2.55 -- and now I'm glad I avoided topping the tank yesterday.

from a day ago:

Oil surges on Wilma worries
New tropical storm in the Caribbean threatens already beleaguered Gulf production; blasts rock Iran.
October 17, 2005: 3:32 PM EDT
http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/17/markets/oil.reut/?cnn=yes

"The last time there were so many named storms was 1933."

[Berosus]

"If it does turn away toward Florida it will be a non-event," said oil trader Colin Tang at investment bank Calyon in Singapore.

Maybe it will be a non-event for Mr. Tang, but not for me in Orlando. Last year we got hit by three hurricanes (Charley, Frances and Jeanne) and suffered a near miss from a fourth (Ivan). Here we go again. *sigh*