Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery fell $3.72 to $67.61 a barrel Wednesday. : Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery fell $3.72 to $67.61 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for May delivery fell $3.76 to $73.69 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for April delivery fell 11 cents to $2.44 a gallon. April heating oil fell 11 cents to $2.60 a gallon. April natural gas fell 13 cents to $2.44 per 1,000 cubic feet. Gold for April delivery rose $20.40 at $1,931.30 an ounce.