Crude oil finished down on Friday

Not only did crude oil prices fall on Friday, but they also finished the week down more than 3%.

Prices remained low over worries of supply risks due to the Israel-Hezbollah fighting. Plus, there is the issue of OPEC+ increasing its supply in 2025.

West Texas Intermediate crude fell 72 cents or 1.05% to settle at $68 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Global benchmark Brent crude slipped 34 cents or 0.46% to finish at $72.94 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe.

Natural gas up 0.16 at $3.36 – change 4.96%.

Oklahoma energy stocks closed mixed on Friday including a more than 10% gain for Empire Petroleum Corporation while Mammoth Energy lost 3%.