Record U.S. crude exports resulted in a 3% gain in crude oil prices on Wednesday and gains for Oklahoma energy stocks including one firm with a more than 11% increase.
The gains came after it was announced that U.S. refiners had operated at higher-than-usual levels for this time of year reported Reuters.
West Texas Intermediate crude for December delivery soared $2.59 a barrel or about 3% to settle at $87.91 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Global benchmark Brent crude for December delivery rose nearly 3% or $2.17 to finish the day at $95.69 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe.
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