City leaders in Midland, Texas, where an oil boom is heating up the economy, like a proposed new office tower, but not everyone agrees.

Deutsche Bank initiated coverage on UIL Holdings (NYSE: UIL) with a Hold rating and a $38.00 price target.Deutsche Bank commented, "We expect UIL to deliver EPS CAGR of 8% through 2015 driven primarily by the conversion of heating oil customers to na

Former U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy II's controversial "Joe 4 Oil" program — which contracts with Venezuela's state-owned oil and gas firm Citgo to provide home heating to low-income residents — is safe through 2013 despite President Hugo Chavez

Heating Oil futures have been on the move, but now the commodity is sitting just below significant resistance. Here's more…ResistanceThe daily chart of Heating Oil futures shows price has experienced a solid run of strength over the last f

* Brent crude rallies on bullish euro zone, US ISM data* Gasoline, heating oil, natural gas join oil rally* Cocoa surges on technical buying, Ivorian worries* Corn, wheat down on wetter weather outlook in ArgentinaBy Barani KrishnanNEW YORK, Feb 5 (R

 

Aim-quoted agri-distribution group reports a 28 per cent rise in pre-tax profits to £2.3m as it increases sales of higher-margin heating oil

* Ultra-low sulfur diesel specification takes effect in May

WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - The world's spare oilproduction capacity outside of Iran rose slightly in the lasttwo months, but a seasonal jump in winter heating consumptionled to drawdowns from global stocks, the U.S. government said onThursday in

What’s the cheapest way to heat your home: oil, natural gas, electricity, propane? Home heating costs vary by region and even by house. Here's what the average Northeast homeowner can expect to pay to heat his or her home with various fuels thi

By Tom Lydon: This winter season is shaping up to be a typical cold season, compared to the last year's unusually warm months, and U.S. households are burning oil to combat the chill. Investors can gain exposure to the higher heating oil prices throu

* Gasoil, widely used for heating oil and transport, in mostshort supply

NEW YORK, Nov 8 (Reuters) - New York City temporarily liftedgreen low-sulfur requirements for heating oil in a bid toincrease the fuel supply after Hurricane Sandy caused massivedisruptions to the city's transport system.

* Heating oil stocks low as cold storm approaches the region (Updates with news on harbor, inventory levels)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Colonial Pipeline, the nation's largest gasoline and heating oil pipeline, said on Saturday it was delivering oil products to three oil product terminals in Linden, New Jersey, with six more expected on line by Monday after disru

NEW YORK, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Colonial Pipeline, the nation'slargest gasoline and heating oil pipeline, said on Saturday itwas delivering oil products to three oil product terminals inLinden, New Jersey, with six more expected on line by Mondayafter di

The Energy Department will release fuel from the northeast heating oil reserve to help in the Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts.

Gasoline and heating oil futures gained and U.

Crude oil slumped and gasoline and heating oil futures were barely higher in afternoon trading, as Hurricane Sandy paralyzed travel on the East Coast.

Key East Coast refineries in the path of Hurricane Sandy have shut down, pushing heating oil and gasoline futures higher Monday.

Hurricane Sandy could deal a blow to refineries and heating-oil transportation lines in the East Coast, with the potential to cause an already fragile market to suffer supply bottlenecks and outages.

Power, gas, heating oil markets could all be walloped if major storm scours the eastern seaboard.

The area that could be affected by Hurricane Sandy represents about 8 percent of refining capacity for the U.S., which translates to 1.1 million barrels a day.

As the weather gets cooler, consumers start to worry about prices for heating fuels — natural gas, heating oil and propane in particular — but this year, they probably won’t see a huge spike, despite forecasts for a cooler winter than last.

U.S. crude futures steadied around $86 a barrel in early Asian trade on Friday after rising the previous session on concerns a hurricane could hit the U.S. Northeast, forcing refineries there to reduce output of gasoline and heating oil. .

Filed under: Energy, Economy, GreenNew England's dependence on fuel oil for heating is putting the region in the energy crosshairs this winter, with the average heating oil price projected to hit a record $3.81 per gallon.The National Oceanic and Atm

Unless you don't drive, don't use electricity, and generally live off the grid, you know how much money is spent on oil and gas each year. Whether it's paying your electric bill, filling up at the gas pump, or having your heating oil refilled, millio

* Imports of diesel, heating oil lowest since at least 2004

LONDON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Diesel and heating oil bargedifferentials in northwest Europe slipped on Wednesday, comingunder pressure from an expected rise in imports which willprovide relief after a prolonged period of extreme tightness.Diesel and 50

By CommodityHQ: By Daniela PylypczakFor the majority of people, heating oilis usually associated with the boilers and furnaces that are used toheat homes and businesses. The fuel is especially popular in parts ofNortheastern U.S. and Canada, where na

SEOUL, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Korea District Heating Corp (KDHC)has bought 31,000 tonnes of low sulphur fuel oil from Japan'sItochu Corp via a tender that closed on Oct. 12, asource at the South Korean firm said on Monday.

Fuel price shocks that had Californians gasping at record high pump prices over $5 a gallon may next hit heating oil users in New York, where depleted supplies and new green regulations could push bills up sharply this winter.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Households will spend more for heating oil and natural gas this winter than last, as temperatures return to "roughly normal" compared with the unusually warm winter seen last year, according to the Energy Information Ad

Oct 10 (Reuters) - U.S. households that mainly use heating oil to warm their homes should pay 19 percent more for it this winter compared...

* Mideast turmoil raises political premium in oil prices* Brent near 3-week high above $114; US crude up 3.5 pct* Gasoline, heating oil also up with crude* Soybeans edge higher among ags; cocoa leads softs* Gold, copperas stronger dollar weighsBy Bar

NEW YORK, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Brent oil futures fell more than$3 and U.S. crude dropped more than $2 on Wednesday, hit by weakeconomic data from Europe and China along with sharp slides ingasoline and heating oil futures.

While most Americans worry about gas and heating oil prices, water rates have surged in the past dozen years, according to a USA TODAY study of 100 municipalities.

ATHENS, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Illegal logging has surged inGreece, as households sufferingfive years of recession hoardwood to burn during the cold winter days in the place ofexpensive heating oil, authorities said on Tuesday.

With the planet heating up and the Arctic sea ice turning to slush, energy companies are moving in to the newly uncovered polar waters to search for oil and gas. The Arctic Ocean is potentially flush with fossil-fuel deposits, billions of dollars’

TOKYO, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Japan's biggest utility TokyoElectric Power Co Inc on Tuesday restarted the600-megawatt No.1 oil-fired unit at its Kashima power plant ineastern Japan following a fire in the unit's air-heating systemlate last month, the com

As we reach the end of summer, things are heating up for Amerisur Resources, Xcite Energy, and Quadrise Fuels International.

Aug 27 (Reuters) - Korea Railroad Corp , Korea Expressway Corp, Korea Water Resources Corp, Korea Land and Housing Corp, Korea National Oil Corp, Korea Resources Corp, Korea Electric Power Corp, Korea Gas Corp,Korea District Heating Corp and Korea Ra

NEW YORK, Aug 7 (Reuters) - U.S. RBOB gasoline and heatingoil futures extended their gains on Tuesday, hitting theirhighest intraday levels in almost three months, in the wake ofrecent refinery outages and a fire that hit Chevron Corp's 245,000 barre

By David White:UIL Holdings Corp. (UIL) is a New England utility operating in Connecticut and Massachusetts. It supplies electricity and natural gas to customers in these areas. From my days in New England I can still remember the many homes that use

Carlyle has agreed to take over operations of Sunoco's Philadelphia refinery, staving off the scheduled closure of the East Coast's largest producer of gasoline, diesel, heating oil and other fuels.

NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - U.S. gasoline and heating oilfutures rallied with crude futures on Friday, but closed thequarter with their biggest losses since the fourth quarter of2008.

June 1 (Reuters) - IntercontinentalExchange Inc willamend the specification of its look-alike heating oil contractsstarting with May 2013 and list extra contracts out to December2014, mirroring a...

* Units are shut at Husky's Lima, Ohio, refinery* Gulf gasoline slides, while heating oil inches up* Harbor M2 conventional gasoline rises as new month startsNEW YORK, April 27 (Reuters) - An Ohio refinery outage lifted the Chicagomiddle distillate m

* Motiva's hydrocracker snag, pipe scheduling lift Gulf gasoline* Chicago markets shrug off Exxon Joliet refinery problem* Harbor heating oil retreats into negative territoryNEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) - The shutdown of a hydrocracker at Motiva's234