Falling US inventories, output cuts push oil higher

AP , NEW YORK

In other Nymex trading, heating oil futures rose US$0.52 to settle at US$1.7817 a gallon, unleaded gasoline rose US$0.213 to settle at US$1.6863 a gallon, and natural gas futures fell US$0.146 to settle at US$7.409 per 1,000 cubic feet.