Oil prices settled slightly higher on Thursday after OPEC cut its 2021 oil demand forecast due to high prices. It turned out to be a strong day for Oklahoma energy stocks.
West Texas Intermediate crude managed a gain of 0.75% to finish the day at $81.47 a barrel in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Global benchmark Brent crude closing up with a 1.10% gain to $82.89 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe.
Natural gas for December delivery fell 0.16% to $5.66 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Apache (APA) up 0.68 at 29.41 – change 2.36%
Cheniere (LNG) down 0.37 at 104.22 – change 0.36%
Chevron (CVX) up 0.01 at 114.16 – change 0.01%
ConocoPhillips (COP) down 0.86 at 72.14 – change 1.86%
Diamondback Energy (FANG) up 1.61 at 108.77 – change 1.50%
Energy Transfer LP (ET) up 0.09 at 9.17 – change 0.99%
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) up 0.16 at 22.89 – change 0.70%
EOG Resources (EOG) up 0.63 at 94.92 – change 0.66%
ExxonMobil (XOM) up 0.12 at 64.31 – change 0.18%
Kinder Morgan (KMI) up 0.09 at 16.79 – change 0.53%
Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) up 0.13 at 16.73 – change 0.78%
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) down 0.17 at 13.98 – change 1.21%
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) up 0.30 at 32.11 – change 0.94%
Phillips 66 (PSX) up 0.34 at 77.87 – change 0.43%
Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) up 0.72 at 183.00 – change 0.39%
Valero (VLO) up 0.36 at 77.22 – change 0.46%
CLOSING TOP UTILITY STOCKS
American Electric Power (AEP) down 1.57 at 82.61 – change 1.87%
CenterPoint (CNP) up 0.19 at 26.77 – change 0.71%
Entergy (ETR) down 0.31 at 103.13 – change 0.30