Oil Holds Over $95 in Advance of DOE Survey

Oil held near a four-month high of more than $95 a barrel early Tuesday in advance of the Department of Energy’s weekly survey of filling station prices for diesel and gasoline, BloombergÌýNews reported.

Crude futures slipped 7 cents to $95.49 a barrel from Friday, Bloomberg said.

Diesel prices have slid 14 cents in six straight declines, while gasoline has gained a nickel in four weeks of small increases, according to DOE figures.

The department will release its weekly survey of pump prices Tuesday afternoon in Washington. The federal government was closed Monday because of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.



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