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It appeared pretty certain that the New Year’s holiday weekend weather would be noticeably milder than that of the previous week. Yet Northeast citygates essentially halted their headlong plunges from a day earlier, and small gains dominated mixed movement in the rest of the market with few points straying very far on either side from flat.

Oil and natural gas issues were noticeably absent from the energy legislative agenda that the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee unveiled last Monday. The focus of the committee in the new Congress will be on nontraditional energy.

Oil and natural gas issues were noticeably absent from the energy legislative agenda that the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee unveiled Monday. The focus of the committee in the new Congress will be on nontraditional energy.

President Bush said Thursday the “energy bill’s an important issue,” but it was noticeably absent from his short list of legislative priorities for the new Republican-controlled Congress to tackle in the upcoming lame-duck session or early next year.

After trading within a wide, 20-cent trading range Friday,natural gas futures were noticeably quiet yesterday as little inthe way of either fundamental or technical information was seen topropel prices in either direction.