A 1% gain in crude oil prices was made Monday while President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy along with European leaders met at the White House to discuss an end to the war with Russia.
Prices rose as President Trump expressed optimism that Russia’s Vladimir Putin wants the war to end.
Global benchmark Brent crude finished up 75 cents or 1.14% to close at $66.60 a barrel.
West Texas Crude, the U.S. benchmark, gained nearly 62 cents or 0.99% to finish at $63.42 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Natural gas prices dropped $0.011 or 0.38% to finish at $2.905 per MMBtu.
It was another blue Monday for most Oklahoma energy stocks as a majority finished the day in the loss column.
Empire Petroleum finished down 4%, the most percentage drop in the loss column while Mammoth Energy rose more than 4%, the highest percentage in the gain column.
