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Britain weighing gasoline price-fixing probe of BP, Shell, Statoil


NEW YORK, May 25 (UPI) -- Oil prices moved slightly higher Friday but held just below $91 a barrel of crude on positive U.S. consumer sentiment.
The price of West Texas Intermediate for July delivery rose 20 cents to $90.86 per barrel.
Natural gas for June delivery lost 7.9 cents to $2.568 per million British thermal units.
Home heating oil added 0.47 cents to $2.8266 per gallon.
RBOB gasoline futures for June delivery were up .0164 cents to $2.8970 per gallon.
At the pump, the national average price of unleaded gasoline dropped 1 cent to $3.666 per gallon from Thursday's $3.676, AAA said.
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