Tuesday’s trading brought little change for crude oil prices but both benchmarks registered small declines fo the day as the world waited to see what might come out of the US and Iran negotiations as well as the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
At the same time, investors were influenced by a cautious outlook of government data for top crude-importer China’s economy reported Reuters.
Global standard Brent crude finished down 16 cents or 0.2% to settle at $65.38 a barrel.
US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate crude fell 13 cents or 0.2% and finished at $62.56 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Natural gas finished with a big bump upward, settling up 31 cents for a 10.09% gain to $3.43.
The majority of Oklahoma energy stocks finished Tuesday in positive trading territory including Stardust Power with a nearly 10% gain.