Homes in the northeastern United States, where winters are typically cold, have traditionally used oil as their major fuel for heating.

167美国东北部的家庭因冬天很冷，常用油作为他们的主要的采暖燃料。

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But as cold weather engulfed Western Europe, with temperatures dropping below freezing in Paris, London and Berlin, consumption of heating oil and fuel oil surged, traders say.

交易员表示，随着寒冷天气席卷西欧，巴黎、伦敦和柏林的气温降至冰点以下，取暖油和燃料油的消费都大幅增加。

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Under the new rule, by 2015, existing boilers must switch from No. 6 oil to a low-sulfur version of the No. 4 heating oil or to an equivalent cleaner fuel.

按照这项新法规，截止2015年，现存锅炉必须由6号燃料油换成4号低硫型燃料油或与之相当的较为清洁的燃料。

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Quad bikes came second, followed by fuel such as diesel and heating oil.

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Andrew Riseley, the regulator's chief executive, said market studies in 2013 would be aimed at reviewing grocery, gas, heating oil and fuel prices.

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U.S. Energy Secretary Bill Richardson said on Thursday he was concerned that heating oil stocks are too low and there is the potential for heating fuel shortages this winter.

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