For a second consecutive day this week, crude prices fell in Tuesday’s trading following word that Russia and Ukraine again failed to reach a case-fire agreement. Futures were down 1.6% in New York as prices settled around $104 a barrel. Nationally, the price dropped 4%.
West Texas Intermediate crude for May delivery dropped $1.72 and finished the day at $104.24 a barrel in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Global benchmark Brent crude dropped $2.25 and settled at $110.23 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe.
Earlier in the day, WTI futures plunged more than 7% and for a briefly while traded under $100.
April natural gas fell 17 cents $5.34 per 1,000 cubic feet.
The majority of the Oklahoma energy stocks recorded gains for the day including a more than 7% increase for Mammoth Energy. On the other hand, LSB Industries suffered a more than 8% loss for the day.
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Apache (APA) up 1.11 at 40.96 – change 2.78%
Cheniere (LNG) down 1.56 at 138.59 – change 1.12%
Chevron (CVX) down 2.03 at 164.32 – change 1.23%
ConocoPhillips (COP) down 2.81 at 100.69 – change 2.72%
Diamondback Energy (FANG) down 1.97 at 138.72 – change 1.41%
Energy Transfer LP (ET) up 0.17 at 11.05 – change 1.56%
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) up 0.24 at 25.77 – change 0.94%
EOG Resources (EOG) down 0.23 at 120.63 – change 0.20%
ExxonMobil (XOM) down 0.44 at 82.37 – change 0.54%
Kinder Morgan (KMI) up 0.14 at 18.89 – change 0.74%
Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) down 0.29 at 25.00 – change 1.15%
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) up 0.50 at 19.66 – change 2.60%
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) up 0.15 at 56.79 – change 0.26%
Phillips 66 (PSX) up 1.18 at 83.47 – change 1.43%
Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) up 0.41 at 253.41 – change 0.16%
Tellurian Inc. (TELL) down 0.31 at 5.12 – change 5.71%
Valero (VLO) up 0.31 at 96.68 – change 0.32%
CLOSING TOP UTILITY STOCKS
American Electric Power (AEP) up 1.08 at 98.69 – change 1.10%
CenterPoint (CNP) up 0.42 at 30.80 – change 1.38%
Entergy (ETR) up 1.03 at 116.37 – change 0.89%