Crude reaches $90 mark

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The warfare in Gaza and Ukraine prompted crude oil prices Thursday to gain more than a dollar and settle higher than $90 for the day.

Global benchmark Brent rude for June finished up $1.30 or 1.5% at $90.65 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe.

US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate crude for May settled up $1.16 or 1.4% to close at $86.59 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

It ewa the highest level for Brent and WTI since October of last year.

May natural gas fell 7 cents to $1.77 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Oklahoma energy stocks turned out in mixed trading for the day with Empipre Petroleum seeing a strong 2% gain while LSB Industries dropped 4%.

Other energy stocks saw a day of losses, according to the Texas Energy Report.

APA Corp. (Apache) (APA) up 0.22 at 35.43 – change 0.62%

Cheniere (LNG) down 3.26 at 155.03 – change 2.06%

Chevron (CVX) up 0.25 at 160.69 – change 0.15%

ConocoPhillips (COP) up 0.12 at 131.75 – change 0.09%

Diamondback Energy (FANG) down 2.17 at 201.05 – change 1.07%

Energy Transfer LP (ET) down 0.19 at 15.81 – change 1.19%

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) down 0.11 at 29.77 – change 0.37%

EOG Resources (EOG) up 0.25 at 134.03 – change 0.18%

Exxon Mobil (XOM) up 0.42 at 119.72 – change 0.35%

Kinder Morgan (KMI) down 0.12 at 18.43 – change 0.65%

Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) down 0.02 at 29.48 – change 0.07%

NOV Inc. (NOV) down 0.04 at 20.05 – change 0.20%

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) down 0.08 at 67.63 – change 0.12%

Phillips 66 (PSX) down 2.03 at 170.68 – change 1.18%

Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) up 0.11 at 269.83 – change 0.04%

Tellurian Inc. (TELL) up 0.01 at 0.58 – change 0.77%

Valero (VLO) up 0.24 at 180.61 – change 0.13%

CLOSING TOP UTILITY STOCKS

American Electric Power (AEP) down 0.37 at 83.96 – change 0.44%

CenterPoint (CNP) down 0.05 at 28.10 – change 0.18%

Entergy (ETR) down 0.08 at 104.32 – change 0.08%