Energy Stocks Weekly Recap, November 16–21, 2025: Oil Slides Toward $60, Big Deals Hit the Tape and Clean Energy Pulls Back
As of the close on Friday, November 21, 2025, energy markets wrapped up a volatile week marked by falling oil prices, choppy natural gas trading, heavy deal-making from oil majors and national oil companies, and a sharp pullback in some high‑beta and clean‑energy names. This summary is written for publication on Saturday, November 22, 2025. Market Snapshot: Oil Back Near $60, Natural Gas Jolted Crude prices moved steadily lower over the week, dragging many energy stocks with them. A key driver was geopolitics: Reuters reported that oil settled at its lowest level in about a month on Friday as the