As some airlines resumed flights over Europe with a cloud of volcanic ash dissipating, crude oil prices held steady near $83 per barrel on Wednesday.

According to media reports, Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which has been in stages of eruption since March 20, has disrupted air service and given commodity traders the jitters, given the importance of jet fuel in the oil market.

On the New York Mercantile Exchange, June delivery crude gained overnight, then, fell from a midday settlement to $83.47 per barrel, with some planes taking off Tuesday and Wednesday.

Adding 0.0003 cents, heating oil prices for June went up to $2.23 per gallon.

Ending the day at $2.2945 per gallon, reformulated gasoline blend-stock prices for June lost 0.0014 cents.

Henry Hub natural gas prices for May rose 0.024 cents to $4.065 per million British thermal units.

According to the reports of AAA, at the pump, the national average price for unleaded gasoline was $2.856 per gallon Wednesday, down from Tuesday's $2.859. (With Inputs from Agencies)