Crude oil prices finished the week with a drop

Crude oil prices finished down on Friday as a number of factors played a part in the slide.

There of course was Hurricane Milton’s impact on fuel demand after the storm pounded Florida. Then, there is still what might happen in the Middle East where investors wonder whether Israel might attack Iran’s oil industry over Iran’s missile attack.

Despite the small loss on Friday, both benchmarks managed at more than 1% gain for the week.

West Texas Intermediate crude finished down 29 cents or 0.38% to $75.56 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Brent crude lost 36 cents or 0.45% and closed at $79.04 a barrel.

Friday was a day of gains for most Oklahoma energy stocks, including a 4% boost for Helmerich & Payne.