Energy prices rebound - UPI.com NEW YORK, July 9 (UPI) -- Energy prices were higher Monday, with crude oil topping $86 a barrel in New York. Crude oil was up $1.93 on the New York Mercantile Exchange to $86.38 per barrel. Home heating oil prices were up 5.12 cents, or 1.89 percent, to $2.7611. Natural gas for August delivery was at $2.866 per million British thermal units. At the pump, the national average price of unleaded gasoline rose to $3.3882 per gallon Monday, AAA said.