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A motorist pumps gas in Denver on April 15, 2011. Consumers paid an average price of $3.63 a gallon nationwide on Tuesday according to the travel group AAA. UPI/Gary C. Caskey
A motorist pumps gas in Denver on April 15, 2011. Consumers paid an average price of $3.63 a gallon nationwide on Tuesday according to the travel group AAA. UPI/Gary C. Caskey 
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Published: May 29, 2012 at 6:55 PM

NEW YORK, May 29 (UPI) -- Oil prices held steady near $91 a barrel of crude Tuesday with equities higher in Asia, Europe and on Wall Street.

The price of West Texas Intermediate for July delivery added 5 cents to $90.81 per barrel.

Natural gas for June delivery added 0.7 cents to $2.492 per million British thermal units.

Home heating oil added 2.9 cents to $2.843 per gallon.

RBOB gasoline futures for July delivery were up 0.95 cents to $2.843 per gallon.

At the pump, the national average price of unleaded gasoline dropped to $3.636 per gallon from $3.641, AAA said.

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