Crude oil prices made better gains in Wednesday’s trading as global US benchmark prices settled above $63.
Prices soared nearly 5% following an International Energy Agency report and word about U.S. inventory data raised optimism about resumption of demand for fuel.
West Texas Intermediate for May delivery crude rose $2.97 to $63.15 a barrel in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Global benchmark Brent crude for June delivery went up $2.91 to $66.58 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe.
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. gained 2.65% as shares rose 15 cents to $5.80.
Blueknight Energy Partners fell one cent to $3.14 for loss of 0.32%.
Chesapeake Energy gained 1.49% on a 68 cent jump to $46.19.
Chevron (CVX) up 2.00 at 104.27 – change 1.96%
ConocoPhillips (COP) up 1.91 at 52.69 – change 3.76%
Diamondback Energy (FANG) up 4.58 at 80.34 – change 6.05%
Energy Transfer LP (ET) up 0.01 at 8.02 – change 0.06%
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) up 0.20 at 23.14 – change 0.87%
EOG Resources (EOG) up 3.73 at 74.12 – change 5.30%
ExxonMobil (XOM) up 1.61 at 57.32 – change 2.80%
Kinder Morgan (KMI) up 0.17 at 16.65 – change 1.03%
Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) up 0.34 at 11.09 – change 3.11%
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) up 0.77 at 13.80 – change 5.91%
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) up 1.26 at 25.55 – change 5.19%
Phillips 66 (PSX) up 1.77 at 79.39 – change 2.28%
Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) up 7.42 at 153.10 – change 5.09%
Valero (VLO) up 2.00 at 72.28 – change 2.85%
CLOSING TOP UTILITY STOCKS
American Electric Power (AEP) up 0.35 at 87.07 – change 0.40%
CenterPoint (CNP) up 0.04 at 23.71 – change 0.17%
Entergy (ETR) up 0.77 at 104.18 – change 0.74%