Crude oil prices rebounded in Thursday’s trading as benchmark US prices finished again above $70 a barrel.
West Texas Intermediate crude for July delivery finished up 33 cents at $70.29 a barrel in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Global benchmark Brent crude for August delivery closed up 30 cents at $72.52 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe.
July natural gas rose 2 cents to $3.15 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Oklahoma energy stocks didn’t reflect a strong day in Thursday’s trading. LSB Industries Inc. recorded a loss of 4.99% on a 36 cent fall to $6.85.
Alliance Resource Partners, LP fell 2.64% on a 19 cent slide to $7.01.
Cabot Oil & Gas (COG) up 0.09 at 17.30 – change 0.52%
Chevron (CVX) up 0.63 at 108.41 – change 0.58%
ConocoPhillips (COP) up 0.49 at 60.17 – change 0.82%
Diamondback Energy (FANG) down 1.29 at 86.99 – change 1.46%
Energy Transfer LP (ET) up 0.18 at 11.05 – change 1.66%
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) up 0.24 at 25.05 – change 0.97%
EOG Resources (EOG) up 0.40 at 86.17 – change 0.47%
ExxonMobil (XOM) up 0.14 at 62.75 – change 0.22%
Kinder Morgan (KMI) up 0.17 at 19.00 – change 0.90%
Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) up 0.11 at 13.47 – change 0.82%
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) down 0.29 at 16.91 – change 1.69%
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) down 0.02 at 28.33 – change 0.07%
Phillips 66 (PSX) down 0.84 at 91.64 – change 0.91%
Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) down 4.62 at 163.13 – change 2.75%
Valero (VLO) down 0.05 at 81.94 – change 0.06%
CLOSING TOP UTILITY STOCKS
American Electric Power (AEP) up 0.28 at 84.73 – change 0.33%
CenterPoint (CNP) up 0.18 at 25.95 – change 0.70%
Entergy (ETR) up 1.03 at 108.66 – change 0.96%