Crude oil slide keeps sliding NEW YORK, April 16 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices slipped close to $102 per barrel over the weekend in a slide prompted by economic growth data from China. The subsequent drop in oil prices is another reminder that, in spite of squabbling over gasoline prices in Washington, demand for oil beyond U.S. borders has a significant impact on petroleum pricing. West Texas Intermediate crude oil for May delivery lost 85 cents to $101.98 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Home heating oil prices shed 5.08 cents to $3.1238 per gallon. Reformulated blendstock gasoline lost 6.84 cents to $3.2777 per gallon. Natural gas prices added 2.4 cents to $2.005 per million British thermal units. At the pump, the national average price of unleaded gasoline was unchanged from Sunday, holding at $3.907 per gallon, AAA said.