Crude oil prices recorded gains in Wednesday’s trading but Oklahoma energy stocks had a rocky day.
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery gained $1.65 to finish at $85.39 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Global benchmark Brent crude for December delivery went up $2.06 and closed at $90.13 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe.
November natural gas rose 4 cents to $3.01 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Wednesday was another day of losses for most Oklahoma energy stocks including a 3% drop for Unit Corporation and Empire Petroleum.
APA Corp. (Apache) (APA) up 0.02 at 41.02 – change 0.04%
Cheniere (LNG) down 0.05 at 167.95 – change 0.03%
Chevron (CVX) down 0.78 at 155.87 – change 0.50%
ConocoPhillips (COP) up 0.46 at 120.41 – change 0.38%
Diamondback Energy (FANG) up 1.42 at 164.68 – change 0.86%
Energy Transfer LP (ET) down 0.06 at 13.69 – change 0.44%
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) down 0.09 at 27.46 – change 0.33%
EOG Resources (EOG) down 0.21 at 129.72 – change 0.17%
Exxon Mobil (XOM) up 0.20 at 108.59 – change 0.18%
Kinder Morgan (KMI) down 0.06 at 16.79 – change 0.36%
Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) down 0.04 at 28.12 – change 0.15%
NOV Inc. (NOV) down 0.43 at 19.45 – change 2.17%
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) up 0.74 at 63.27 – change 1.18%
Phillips 66 (PSX) down 1.19 at 110.74 – change 1.07%
Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) up 0.21 at 245.16 – change 0.08%
Tellurian Inc. (TELL) up 0.02 at 0.66 – change 4.19%
Valero (VLO) down 1.94 at 126.86 – change 1.51%
CLOSING TOP UTILITY STOCKS
American Electric Power (AEP) up 0.62 at 75.36 – change 0.82%
CenterPoint (CNP) up 0.14 at 27.46 – change 0.51%
Entergy (ETR) up 0.16 at 92.56 – change 0.17%