Oil Stocks Before Market Open Today: What to Know as Crude Surges and Exxon, Chevron, Occidental Rise
U.S. oil shares pointed higher ahead of Thursday’s open, with Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and Occidental Petroleum gaining ground in premarket trading as crude prices shot up on renewed Gulf shipping attacks. Brent spiked above $100 a barrel for a short stretch before pulling back; at 0733 GMT, it was still up 4.86% at $96.45. WTI, the U.S. standard, climbed 4.64% to $91.30.
