Tighter than expected oil and fuel inventories played a role Wednesday in the 2% gain for crude oil prices.
The 1.4 million barrel increase was less than the 2-million barrel rise expected by forecasters.
West Texas Intermediate crude rose $1.43 or 2.2% to $67.68 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Brent crude gained $1.39 or 2% and finished at $70.95 a barrel.
Natural gas down 0.37 at $4.08 – change 8.29%
Oklahoma energy stocks had a strong day in Wednesday’s trading with a 6% gain for SandRidge Energy and a 5% increase for Empire Petroleum.
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