	confidence in opec firms u s energy futures renewed confidence in opec s ability to limit production helped u s energy futures settle above yesterday s closing prices according to analysts they also said the heating oil contract found additional support from a short covering rally on the close april  closed cts higher to dlrs april heating oil was cts higher to cts a gallon most traders expected follow through profit taking from yesterday but the market found suport from bullish reports that opec is producing within its quota said simon greenshields a vice president with morgan stanley and co inc news today including opec president rilwanu lukman statement that opec february production did not exceed its official quota of mln barrels per day helped bouy prices traders said a reuter survey found opec production in early march was mln bpd in addition to short covering heating oil found support from traders buying it against sales of gasoline and  as well as from expectations for continued drawdowns in stocks as refiners shut down for maintenance traders said unleaded gasoline for april finished cent higher to cts a gallon reuter 
