As oil slipped, so did the value of oil and gas stocks in Oklahoma

 

When jobless claims took an unexpected increase on Thursday in the U.S. resulting in a drop in oil futures, it was felt by the oil and gas companies with Oklahoma connections and operations.

SandRidge Energy took a nose-dive of 8.70% or 16 cents a share, ending the day at $1.68. Devon Energy fell 3.61% or 40 cents to $10.69 per share.

Continental Resources dropped 2.65% or 48 cents to finish at $17.63 per share. After filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy last weekend, Chaparral Energy jumped 5.10% on Thursday to finish at 5 cents a share. Also in bankruptcy court, Chesapeake Energy plunged  67 cents or 10.47% to $5.73 per share.

Ovintiv Inc. fell 42 cents a share or 3.56% to $11.38. Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. dropped 4 cents or 1.17% to $3.38.

It was like they all followed what happened to oil prices including NGL Energy Partners where it suffered an 11 cent or 2.64% loss to $4.05. Helmerich and Payne had an 87 cent or 4.77% decline to $17.38. Gulfport Energy suffered a nearly 9 center or 11.45% drop to 69 cents a share.

Laredo Petroleum fell 8.14% or $1.32 a share to $14.90. OGE Energy was one of the few to actually see an increase, albeit a small one going up 11 cents or 0.34% to $32.19 a share. Mammoth Energy Services slipped 4 cents or 2.47% to $1.58.

WPX Energy Inc. dropped 2.46% or 15 cents to $5.94. Williams Cos. fell 26 cents or 1.20% to $21.40 a share.

ConocoPhillips (COP) down 0.88 at 38.77 – change 2.22%

Diamondback Energy (FANG) down 2.67 at 40.63 – change 6.17%

Energy Transfer LP (ET) up 0.13 at 6.65 – change 1.99%

EOG Resources (EOG) down 1.51 at 44.10 – change 3.32%

ExxonMobil (XOM) down 0.64 at 41.32 – change 1.53%

Kinder Morgan (KMI) down 0.06 at 14.06 – change 0.43%

Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) down 0.22 at 5.51 – change 3.84%

National Oilwell Varco (NOV) down 0.46 at 12.03 – change 3.69%

Noble Energy (NBL) down 0.19 at 10.01 – change 1.87%

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) down 0.42 at 13.40 – change 3.04%

ONEOK (OKE) down 0.31 at 27.55 – change 1.12%

Phillips 66 (PSX) down 0.45 at 60.97 – change 0.74%

Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) down 2.10 at 102.67 – change 2.01%

Valero (VLO) down 1.56 at 52.70 – change 2.88%.
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CLOSING TOP UTILITY STOCKS

American Electric Power (AEP) down 1.51 at 79.41 – change 1.87%