Crude oil prices continued their rise in Wednesday’s trading as they settled again above $72 a barrel in the US and more than $74 a barrel in Europe.
West Texas Intermediate crude for July delivery managed a 3 cent increase to settle at $72.15 a barrel.
Global benchmark Brent crude for August delivery rose 40 cents and finished the day at $74.39 a barrel.
July natural gas also rose 1 cent to $3.25 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Oklahoma energy stocks were mixed. For everyone that gained, another suffered a loss.
The biggest gain of the day was recorded by Mammoth Energy Services Inc. where it gained 5.71% on a 22 cent climb to $4.07 a share.
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. fell 5 cents for a 0.71% loss to $7.03.
Blueknight Energy Partners LP dropped 7 cents to $3.79 for a loss of 1.81%.
The Texas Energy Report showed other energy stocks didn’t do much better. Occidental Petroleum had the best showing with a 4.58% gain on a $1.34 increase to $30.54.
Cabot Oil & Gas (COG) down 0.31 at 16.57 – change 1.84%
Chevron (CVX) down 0.63 at 109.67 – change 0.58%
ConocoPhillips (COP) down 0.04 at 61.13 – change 0.07%
Diamondback Energy (FANG) down 0.48 at 90.37 – change 0.53%
Energy Transfer LP (ET) up 0.13 at 11.35 – change 1.15%
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) up 0.17 at 25.43 – change 0.67%
EOG Resources (EOG) down 0.89 at 84.71 – change 1.04%
ExxonMobil (XOM) down 0.23 at 64.09 – change 0.36%
Kinder Morgan (KMI) down 0.18 at 18.85 – change 0.95%
Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) down 0.18 at 13.66 – change 1.31%
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) down 0.30 at 17.21 – change 1.72%
Phillips 66 (PSX) down 1.36 at 90.74 – change 1.48%
Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) down 0.68 at 161.41 – change 0.42%
Valero (VLO) down 0.84 at 81.45 – change 1.03%
CLOSING TOP UTILITY STOCKS
American Electric Power (AEP) down 0.84 at 84.40 – change 0.99%
CenterPoint (CNP) down 0.46 at 25.53 – change 1.77%
Entergy (ETR) down 1.83 at 107.40 – change 1.68%