Crude oil prices hold under $84

January delivery crude oil in New York added only 7 cents from Friday to $83.77. Heating oil prices gained 0.69 cent to $2.3399 per gallon.

Reformulated blendstock gasoline added 1.48 cent to $2.1732 per gallon.

Henry Hub natural gas prices shed 1.2 cent to $4.387 per million British thermal units.

At the pump, the national average price of unleaded gasoline dropped to $2.857 per gallon from Sunday's $2.86, AAA said.

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