Texas Energy Report Closing Top Texas Energy Stocks
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TER: After the markets closed Vistra announced it’s buying Cogentrix, including 5,500 MW in modern gas generation, including the Altura Cogeneration plant in Texas, at a price estimated at about $4 billion — other assets are in New Jersey, Maryland and New England
Michael Burry, known for his role in ‘The Big Short,’ stated that he has held shares of Valero Energy since 2020. He believes that this position is becoming increasingly attractive as the United States prepares to play a role in revitalizing Venezuela’s oil industry — Futubull
Phillips 66 (PSX) on Monday announced an agreement to acquire Lindsey Oil Refinery assets and associated infrastructure, financial details of which were not disclosed — see the press release
The former chief of Latin American operations at U.S. supermajor Chevron is in discussions with investors to raise $2 billion to invest in opportunities in Venezuela, the executive, Ali Moshiri, told the Financial Times in an interview published on Monday — Chevron stock closed up more than 5% — Oil Price
Shell could earn billions of dollars from new Venezuelan gas projects following Donald Trump’s ousting of Nicolás Maduro — The Telegraph
Closing Top Texas Energy Stocks – January 5, 2026
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WTI up 1.00 at $58.32 – change 1.74%
Brent up 1.06 at $61.81 – change 1.74%
Natural gas down 0.09 at $3.52 – change 2.63%
RBOB Gasoline up 2.18 at $172.00 – change 1.28%
CLOSING OIL & GAS STOCKS
APA Corp. (Apache) (APA) down 0.89 at 24.47 – change 3.51%
Cheniere (LNG) up 0.92 at 198.72 – change 0.46%
Chevron (CVX) up 7.95 at 163.85 – change 5.09%
ConocoPhillips (COP) up 2.50 at 99.20 – change 2.58%
Devon (DVN) down 1.32 at 36.54 – change 3.49%
Diamondback Energy (FANG) down 5.35 at 146.99 – change 3.52%
Energy Transfer LP (ET) down 0.17 at 16.42 – change 1.03%
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) unchanged at 32.15 – change 0.00%
EOG Resources (EOG) down 1.07 at 106.20 – change 1.00%
Exxon Mobil (XOM) up 2.71 at 125.36 – change 2.20%
Kinder Morgan (KMI) up 0.19 at 27.90 – change 0.68%
NOV Inc. (NOV) up 1.07 at 17.48 – change 6.52%
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) down 1.15 at 41.23 – change 2.72%
Phillips 66 (PSX) up 9.41 at 139.97 – change 7.20%
Valero (VLO) up 15.26 at 180.57 – change 9.23%
CLOSING TOP UTILITY STOCKS
American Electric Power (AEP) down 1.74 at 114.07 – change 1.51%
CenterPoint (CNP) down 0.63 at 38.10 – change 1.63%
Entergy (ETR) down 1.31 at 92.55 – change 1.40%
Exelon Corp. (EXC) down 0.38 at 43.54 – change 0.87%
NRG (NRG) down 4.57 at 161.59 – change 2.76%
Vistra Energy (VST) down 2.30 at 162.93 – change 1.40%