The prospects of an end to some of the fighting in the Middle East sent crude oil prices up by more than 2% on Thursday.
West Texas Intermediate crude rose $1.80 a barrel or 2.62% to close at $70.41 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Brent crude gained 61 cents or 0.84% and closed at $73.16 a barrel.
Natural gas prices dropped nearly 5% on a 13 cent slide to $2.71.
For most Oklahoma energy stocks, it was a day of losses. Canoo dropped nearly 8% while Empire Petroleum fell 6%.