Thursday brought early gains for crude oil prices, but they were beaten down by news of a large gain in U.S. crude stockpiles. Oklahoma energy stocks performed weakly for the day.
West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 58 cents to $82.91 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, but only after climbing more than $1 a barrel early in the session.
Brent futures, considered the world benchmark, rose 18 cents and closed at $86 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe.
Natural gas didn’t have a strong day and fell 4 cents to $3.34 per 1,000 cubic feet.
It also proved to be more of a “down” day for Oklahoma energy stocks.
Many other energy stocks recorded gains for the day, according to the Texas Energy Report.
APA Corp. (Apache) (APA) up 0.28 at 39.22 – change 0.74%
Cheniere (LNG) up 1.83 at 174.22 – change 1.06%
Chevron (CVX) up 0.13 at 161.22 – change 0.08%
ConocoPhillips (COP) up 1.07 at 121.11 – change 0.89%
Diamondback Energy (FANG) up 3.51 at 162.36 – change 2.20%
Energy Transfer LP (ET) up 0.01 at 13.77 – change 0.07%
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) up 0.07 at 27.44 – change 0.25%
EOG Resources (EOG) up 1.59 at 128.96 – change 1.24%
Exxon Mobil (XOM) down 0.02 at 106.47 – change 0.02%
Kinder Morgan (KMI) up 0.06 at 16.91 – change 0.35%
Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) up 0.31 at 26.80 – change 1.17%
NOV Inc. (NOV) down 0.29 at 19.87 – change 1.39%
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) down 0.13 at 63.22 – change 0.21%
Phillips 66 (PSX) down 1.38 at 110.75 – change 1.24%
Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) down 0.46 at 240.36 – change 0.20%
Tellurian Inc. (TELL) down 0.10 at 0.89 – change 9.36%
Valero (VLO) down 3.37 at 126.23 – change 2.61%
CLOSING TOP UTILITY STOCKS
American Electric Power (AEP) down 1.80 at 73.48 – change 2.40%
CenterPoint (CNP) down 0.22 at 27.53 – change 0.80%
Entergy (ETR) down 1.37 at 93.59 – change 1.45%
