According to the CFTC Commitments of Traders report for the week ended September 7, Trades on crude oil futures fell on both sides. Speculative long position declined -9 065 contracts, while shorts dropped -1 695 contracts, sending NET LENGTH lower (down -7 370 contracts) to 349 158 contracts for the week. For refined oil products, NET LENGTH for heating oil slipped -924 contracts to 37 659, while that for gasoline decreased -2 363 contracts to 39 858. NET SHORT of natural gas futures sank -24 717 contracts to 119 978 during the week.