Texas Energy Report Closing Top Texas Energy Stocks
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The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, bringing the total rig count in the US to 544, down 43 from this same time last year, but the number of active oil rigs specifically slipped by 3 to 407 during the latest reporting period, according to the data — Oil Price
Baker Hughes Q1 Revenue Beats Estimates by $260 Million as LNG Orders Surge — Oil Price
Top oilfield services companies SLB and Baker Hughes said on Friday they expect higher spending on oil exploration and production, as tighter global supplies driven by the Middle East conflict highlight the need for investment, particularly in North America — Reuters*
The Treasury Can Set Citgo Free — regulatory approval of the sale to Amber Energy would unlock investment, modernize refineries and push fuel prices down, commentary by Greg Goff & Paul Foster in The Wall Street Journal*
Some 59% of the 120 oil and gas companies surveyed by the Dallas Fed see payrolls at year-end being the same as they were at the end of 2025, with only 4% projecting a significant increase and 28% a slight one — Bloomberg*
Texas is planning new rules to speed up its response to so-called zombie oil wells after the number of sites leaking toxic wastewater increased more than 50% this year — Bloomberg/Insurance Journal
A natural gas well fire sparked by an explosion in East Texas earlier this week could continue burning for several days as specialized crews work to bring it under control, local officials said — KDFW
Closing Top Texas Energy Stocks – April 24, 2026
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WTI down 0.98 at $94.87 – change 1.02%
Brent up 0.85 at $105.92 – change 0.81%
Natural gas up 0.03 at $2.67 – change 1.02%
RBOB Gasoline up 1.68 at $347.89 – change 0.49%
CLOSING OIL & GAS STOCKS
APA Corp. (Apache) (APA) down 0.93 at 37.72 – change 2.41%
Cheniere (LNG) down 0.10 at 257.08 – change 0.04%
Chevron (CVX) down 2.39 at 185.21 – change 1.28%
ConocoPhillips (COP) down 2.61 at 121.76 – change 2.10%
Devon (DVN) down 0.21 at 47.94 – change 0.44%
Diamondback Energy (FANG) down 0.77 at 194.82 – change 0.39%
Energy Transfer LP (ET) down 0.08 at 19.07 – change 0.37%
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) up 0.16 at 38.00 – change 0.42%
EOG Resources (EOG) down 0.74 at 133.13 – change 0.56%
Exxon Mobil (XOM) down 1.62 at 148.91 – change 1.08%
Kinder Morgan (KMI) up 0.01 at 31.74 – change 0.03%
NOV Inc. (NOV) up 0.28 at 20.50 – change 1.38%
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) down 0.71 at 57.12 – change 1.23%
Phillips 66 (PSX) up 3.32 at 162.85 – change 2.08%
Valero (VLO) up 2.02 at 235.85 – change 0.86%
CLOSING TOP UTILITY STOCKS
American Electric Power (AEP) down 0.35 at 134.72 – change 0.26%
CenterPoint (CNP) down 0.71 at 42.47 – change 1.65%
Entergy (ETR) down 0.29 at 113.64 – change 0.25%
Exelon Corp. (EXC) up 0.17 at 46.92 – change 0.36%
NRG (NRG) up 5.28 at 159.81 – change 3.41%
Vistra Energy (VST) up 7.50 at 164.35 – change 4.78%