The announcement by President Biden of the largest ever release of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve sent oil prices plunging 7% on Thursday. They closed at nearly $100 a barrel in the U.S.
West Texas Intermediate crude for May delivery dropped $7.54 to close at $100.28 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Global benchmark Brent crude for May delivery dropped $5.54 to $107.91 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe.
May natural gas rose 3 cents $5.64 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Apache (APA) up 0.13 at 41.33 – change 0.31%
Cheniere (LNG) down 2.63 at 138.65 – change 1.87%
Chevron (CVX) down 2.65 at 162.83 – change 1.61%
ConocoPhillips (COP) down 1.11 at 100.00 – change 1.09%
Diamondback Energy (FANG) down 2.07 at 137.08 – change 1.49%
Energy Transfer LP (ET) down 0.34 at 11.19 – change 2.95%
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) down 0.26 at 25.81 – change 1.00%
EOG Resources (EOG) down 1.86 at 119.23 – change 1.54%
ExxonMobil (XOM) down 1.19 at 82.59 – change 1.43%
Kinder Morgan (KMI) down 0.18 at 18.91 – change 0.95%
Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) down 0.39 at 25.11 – change 1.53%
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) down 0.23 at 19.61 – change 1.16%
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) down 0.74 at 56.74 – change 1.29%
Phillips 66 (PSX) down 1.05 at 86.39 – change 1.21%
Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) down 7.90 at 250.03 – change 3.07%
Tellurian Inc. (TELL) down 0.15 at 5.30 – change 2.58%
Valero (VLO) up 1.04 at 101.54 – change 1.03%
CLOSING TOP UTILITY STOCKS
American Electric Power (AEP) up 0.35 at 99.77 – change 0.35%
CenterPoint (CNP) down 0.15 at 30.64 – change 0.46%
Entergy (ETR) down 0.29 at 116.75 – change 0.25%