Day two of the Biden administration and his moves to eliminate the Keystone XL pipeline and to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord might have sent the wrong signals to investors in Oklahoma energy stock.
Many suffered losses for a second consecutive day with two notable exceptions.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation saw a 34% gain as shares increased $1.02 to finish the day at $4.
NGL Energy Partners LPL recorded a nearly 21% gain when stocks rose 54 cents and closed at $3.14.
Otherwise it was a down day for most Oklahoma stocks as they followed a drop in US crude oil futures.
West Texas Intermediate crude for February delivery fell 11 cents to $53.13 a barrel in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Global benchmark Brent crude for March delivery rose a modest 2 cents before settling at $56.10 a barrel in trading on the ICE Futures Europe.
Here’s the list of many Oklahoma firms that saw their stock drop in Thursday’s trading.
Checking other energy stocks, here is what the Texas Energy Report showed on Thursday.
Chevron (CVX) down 3.37 at 92.01 – change 3.54%
ConocoPhillips (COP) down 2.17 at 43.19 – change 4.79%
Diamondback Energy (FANG) up 0.16 at 60.78 – change 0.26%
Energy Transfer LP (ET) down 0.21 at 6.62 – change 3.08%
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) down 0.64 at 22.42 – change 2.78%
EOG Resources (EOG) down 5.17 at 55.03 – change 8.59%
ExxonMobil (XOM) up 1.42 at 48.11 – change 2.87%
Kinder Morgan (KMI) down 0.33 at 15.26 – change 2.12%
Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) down 0.37 at 8.25 – change 4.30%
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) down 0.27 at 13.39 – change 1.98%
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) down 1.48 at 21.54 – change 6.43%
Phillips 66 (PSX) down 2.23 at 73.16 – change 2.96%
Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) down 2.13 at 130.00 – change 1.67%
Valero (VLO) down 1.71 at 58.86 – change 2.83%
CLOSING TOP UTILITY STOCKS
American Electric Power (AEP) up 0.22 at 80.97 – change 0.27%
CenterPoint (CNP) up 0.21 at 21.69 – change 0.97%
Entergy (ETR) down 1.05 at 93.67 – change 1.11%