Another increase in crude oil prices was recorded Tuesday both in the US and in Europe as prices moved closer to the $66 level in the US and $69 overseas.
West Texas Intermediate crude for June delivery went up $1.20 to settle at $65.69 a barrel in trading on the NYMEX.
Global benchmark Brent crude for July delivery rose $1.32 to $68.88 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe.
June natural gas was unchanged at $2.97 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Oklahoma energy stocks didn’t exactly set the markets afire.
Alliance Resource Partners, LP fell one cent at $5.72 for a 0.17% loss.
Blueknight Energy Partners LP gained 0.90% on a 3 cent climb to $3.38.
Chesapeake Energy fell 36 cents for a 0.78% loss to $46.
Cimarex Energy Co. dropped 6 cents for a loss of 0.089% to $67.16.
Continental Resources Inc. fell 36 cents for a 1.27% loss to $27.93.
Cypress Environmental Partners fell 2 cents for a 0.90% loss to $2.21.
Chevron (CVX) up 0.57 at 106.11 – change 0.54%
ConocoPhillips (COP) down 0.17 at 52.57 – change 0.33%
Energy Transfer LP (ET) up 0.18 at 8.81 – change 2.08%
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) up 0.21 at 23.16 – change 0.91%
EOG Resources (EOG) down 0.96 at 75.01 – change 1.27%
ExxonMobil (XOM) up 0.37 at 59.19 – change 0.62%
Kinder Morgan (KMI) down 0.09 at 17.17 – change 0.53%
Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) up 0.19 at 11.32 – change 1.70%
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) down 0.34 at 15.55 – change 2.14%
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) down 0.29 at 25.86 – change 1.08%
Phillips 66 (PSX) down 0.91 at 83.03 – change 1.09%
Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) down 0.21 at 158.44 – change 0.14%
Valero (VLO) up 0.01 at 78.16 – change 0.01%
CLOSING TOP UTILITY STOCKS
American Electric Power (AEP) down 0.30 at 88.38 – change 0.34%
CenterPoint (CNP) up 0.14 at 24.56 – change 0.57%
Entergy (ETR) down 0.12 at 109.11 – change 0.11%