WTI crude oil prices dropped 1% to $68.52 per barrel on Tuesday as it appears Gulf Coast oil refineries avoided a worst-case scenario from Hurricane Ida.
Shares of several energy and oil companies, including Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM), are trading higher ahead of tropical storms in the Gulf of Mexico, which have disrupted supply.
ExxonMobil today announced its majority-owned affiliate, Imperial Oil Ltd., is moving forward with plans to produce renewable diesel at a new complex at its Strathcona refinery in Edmonton, Canada. When construction
Investing for income is a difficult task right now. The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates at zero since the coronavirus pandemic, leading to lower yields across fixed income. Stocks aren’t much better, as record-high share prices has reduced the average dividend yield of the S&P 500 Index to just 1.3%.
The oil and gas sector has been on shaky ground amid fears of reduced travel due to the increasing spread of the COVID-19 delta variant, OPEC+ increasing its production and the global goal to ramp up the electrification of vehicles.
Shares of Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) saw some unusual options activity on Thursday. Following the unusual option alert, the stock price moved down to $53.08.