Oil prices fell to near $72 a barrel Monday in Asia, the Associated Press reported. Benchmark crude for October delivery was down 67 cents to $72.06 a barrel by late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract Friday added 25 cents to settle at $72.74 after tumbling from near $75 earlier in the week. In other Nymex trading, gasoline for September delivery was up 0.82 cent at $2.07 a gallon and heating oil fell 0.77 cent to $1.85 a gallon. In London, Brent crude was down 87 cents at $71.92.
