Crude oil recorded gains on Friday and finished the week more than 3.5% stronger, thanks to positive economic data and signals the Fed policymakers might cut interest rates in September.
West Texas Intermediate crude rose 65 cents or 0.9% to close at $76.84 a baarrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Global benchmark Brent crude finished up 50 cents or 0.6% at $79.66 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe.
September natural gas rose 1 cent to $2.14 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Friday brought mixed trading results for Oklahoma energy stocks including a 5% gain for NGL Energy Partners and a 4% drop for SandRidge Energy.
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CLOSING OIL & GAS STOCKS
APA Corp. (Apache) (APA) down 0.13 at 28.32 – change 0.46%
Cheniere (LNG) up 3.30 at 183.17 – change 3.17%
Chevron (CVX) up 0.50 at 144.99 – change 0.34%
ConocoPhillips (COP) up 0.34 at 108.61 – change 0.31%
Diamondback Energy (FANG) up 2.27 at 199.77 – change 1.15%
Energy Transfer LP (ET) down 0.27 at 15.66 – change 1.70%
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) down 0.62 at 28.71 – change 2.12%
EOG Resources (EOG) down 0.26 at 126.53 – change 0.21%
Exxon Mobil (XOM) up 0.96 at 118.85 – change 0.81%
Kinder Morgan (KMI) down 0.05 at 21.02 – change 0.24%
Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) up 0.03 at 27.30 – change 0.11%
NOV Inc. (NOV) down 0.15 at 17.85 – change 0.78%
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) down 0.12 at 58.41 – change 0.21%
Phillips 66 (PSX) down 0.01 at 135.41 – change 0.01%
Tellurian Inc. (TELL) unchanged at 0.90 – change 0.00%
Valero (VLO) down 0.53 at 151.08 – change 0.35%
CLOSING TOP UTILITY STOCKS
American Electric Power (AEP) up 0.37 at 97.53 – change 0.38%
CenterPoint (CNP) up 0.19 at 26.47 – change 0.72%
Entergy (ETR) up 0.31 at 117.53 – change 0.26%