Crude prices settled Thursday afternoon back below $100 a barrel after hitting $105 hours after the Russian invasion and military attack against Ukraine.
West Texas Intermediate crude for April delivery rose 71 cents to finish at $92.81 a barrel in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Global benchmark Brent crude for May delivery went up $1.37 and closed at $95.42 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe based in London.
March natural gas fell 5 cents to $4.57 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Most Oklahoma energy stocks recorded a day of modest gains with 4% increases seen by a few but a 15% jump for LSB Industries.
Some other energy stocks had major gains for the day according to the Texas Energy Report.
Apache (APA) up 1.48 at 32.31 – change 4.80%
Cheniere (LNG) up 9.08 at 128.00 – change 7.63%
Chevron (CVX) down 0.70 at 134.85 – change 0.52%
ConocoPhillips (COP) down 0.50 at 87.73 – change 0.57%
Diamondback Energy (FANG) down 1.67 at 127.89 – change 1.29%
Energy Transfer LP (ET) down 0.08 at 9.69 – change 0.82%
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) down 0.08 at 23.33 – change 0.35%
EOG Resources (EOG) down 0.23 at 110.10 – change 0.21%
ExxonMobil (XOM) down 0.97 at 75.80 – change 1.27%
Kinder Morgan (KMI) down 0.10 at 16.67 – change 0.60%
Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) down 0.31 at 21.43 – change 1.43%
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) down 0.38 at 16.78 – change 2.22%
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) up 0.23 at 38.92 – change 0.59%
Phillips 66 (PSX) down 0.50 at 83.48 – change 0.60%
Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) up 0.63 at 225.90 – change 0.27%
Valero (VLO) down 2.51 at 83.84 – change 2.91%
CLOSING TOP UTILITY STOCKS
American Electric Power (AEP) up 1.92 at 86.56 – change 2.26%
CenterPoint (CNP) up 0.06 at 26.55 – change 0.22%
Entergy (ETR) down 2.42 at 102.32 – change 2.32%
