Slow economies have tempered any rally in oil prices, which have fallen more than $100 per barrel since hitting a peak of $147.27 per barrel in July.

On Monday, crude oil prices fell $3.24 to $37.59 per barrel. Heating oil prices dropped 0.0153 cents to $1.4724 per gallon. Reformulated blendstock gasoline dropped 0.0271 cents to $1.0841per gallon. Natural gas prices fell 0.026 cents to $5.542 per million British thermal units.

At the pump, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $1.79 Monday, down from Sunday's $1.792 a gallon, AAA said.