US energy firms gain as oil prices rise

Murphy Oil

17/08/2023 15:27

** Shares of U.S. energy companies rise as global oil prices
climb
    ** Brent crude  LCOc1  up ~1% at $84.28 and U.S. West Texas
Intermediate (WTI) crude  CLc1  rise 1.2% to $80.30 after
China's central bank sought to stem the rising tide of pessimism
over the country's economy
    ** Oil majors Chevron  CVX.N  and Exxon Mobil  XOM.N  rise
~2.6% each
    ** Oil producers Chesapeake Energy  CHK.O , Murphy Oil
 MUR.N , Hess  HES.N , and ConocoPhillips  COP.N  rise between
2.1% and 6.1% 
    ** Refiners Marathon  MRO.N , Delek  DK.N , Valero  VLO.N ,
PBF Energy  PBF.N  up between 1% and 3%


 (Reporting by Seher Dareen in Bengaluru)
 ((Seher.Dareen@thomsonreuters.com;))