Crude oil prices fell in Thursday’s trading but remained above the $82 a barrel level in the U.S. and higher than $84 overseas. At the same time, Oklahoma energy stocks had a weak day in trading.
West Texas Intermediate crude for February delivery slipped 52 cents to finish at $82.12 a barrel in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Global benchmark Brent crude for March delivery dropped 20 cents and closed at $84.47 a barrel in trading on ICE Futures Europe.
February natural gas tumbled 59 cents to settle at $4.27 per 1,000 cubic feet.
With a few exceptions, most Oklahoma energy stocks had a weak performance on Thursday including Chesapeake Energy with a 4% drop and Cypress Environmental falling about 6%. Mammoth Energy lost 7%.
Apache (APA) down 0.57 at 32.09 – change 1.72%
Cheniere (LNG) down 1.59 at 112.71 – change 1.40%
Chevron (CVX) down 0.53 at 126.80 – change 0.42%
ConocoPhillips (COP) down 0.78 at 83.62 – change 0.93%
Diamondback Energy (FANG) down 0.49 at 124.08 – change 0.40%
Energy Transfer LP (ET) down 0.19 at 9.44 – change 1.98%
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) down 0.25 at 23.83 – change 1.04%
EOG Resources (EOG) down 0.02 at 102.00 – change 0.02%
ExxonMobil (XOM) down 0.51 at 70.63 – change 0.72%
Kinder Morgan (KMI) down 0.08 at 17.57 – change 0.46%
Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) down 0.15 at 18.57 – change 0.75%
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) up 0.37 at 16.21 – change 2.33%
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) down 0.60 at 34.15 – change 1.73%
Phillips 66 (PSX) up 0.48 at 86.78 – change 0.55%
Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) up 2.39 at 207.30 – change 1.16%
Valero (VLO) down 1.01 at 83.36 – change 1.20%
CLOSING TOP UTILITY STOCKS
American Electric Power (AEP) up 0.56 at 90.86 – change 0.63%
CenterPoint (CNP) up 0.13 at 27.55 – change 0.47%
Entergy (ETR) up 1.40 at 110.64 – change 1.28%