Crude oil steady Friday morning, New York

Oil prices held steady at more than $94 per barrel Friday morning in New York as investors waited for October's U.S. employment situation report. West Texas Intermediate crude oil added 7 cents to $94.27 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Reformulated blendstock gasoline added 1.4 cents to reach $2.5171 a gallon. Home heating oil gained 0.91 cents to $2.8483 per gallon. Natural gas added 4 cents to reach $3.56 per million British thermal units. At the pump, the national average price of unleaded gasoline dropped to $3.211 per gallon, down from Thursday's $3.222, the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report said