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• Closing Oil & Gas Prices for Thursday
  Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery...
  Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery fell $1.97 to $91.71 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for November delivery fell $1.17 to $95.38 a barrel.
  
  Wholesale gasoline for October delivery fell 9 cents to $2.51 a gallon. October heating oil rose 1 cent to $3.32 a gallon. November natural gas rose 6 cents to $2.95 per 1,000 cubic feet.
  
  
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• U.S. stocks book back-to-back gains as Treasury yields retreat
  U.S. stocks finished higher on Thursday, with...
  U.S. stocks finished higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 notching back-to-back gains for the first time in two weeks, as the upward march of Treasury yields relented. The S&P 500 Index SPX gained 25.21 points, or 0.6%, to 4,299.72, the biggest gain since Sept. 14th. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP gained 108.43 points, or 0.8%, to 13,201.28. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rose by 116.07 points, or 0.4%, to 33,666.34. Despite their gains, all three indexes remain on track to finish the week lower. 
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• Inflation concerns keep oil investors at bay
  LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices edged lower on Thursday...
  LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices edged lower on Thursday on growing expectations that key Western economies will maintain high interest rates to tackle stubborn inflation.
  
  By 1312 GMT, Brent crude futures were down 66 cents at $95.89 a barrel after rising to their highest level since last November earlier in the session. The November contract expires on Friday.
  
  The December Brent contract was down 65 cents at $93.71 a barrel.
  
  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI) were 76 cents lower at $92.92 a barrel, after rising above $95 earlier in the session for the first time since August 2022.
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• Gas hedging intensifies as prices move higher
  An S&P Global Commodity Insights analysis shows that nine of the largest North American natural gas...
  An S&P Global Commodity Insights analysis shows that nine of the largest North American natural gas producers have locked in an average price of $3.35/Mcf for half of the gas they expect to produce in the last six months of 2023. Rising gas prices have also prompted drillers to ramp up hedging activity for 2024 production, according to the report.
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• Fracking's strain on water supplies demands new solutions
  The oil and natural gas industry's growing water needs for hydraulic fracturing are ...
  The oil and natural gas industry's growing water needs for hydraulic fracturing are placing severe strain on the country's most vulnerable aquifers and exacerbating water scarcity in arid regions like Texas and New Mexico, taking a toll on both communities and the industry. American Petroleum Institute Vice President of Upstream Policy Holly Hopkins emphasized the industry's commitment to environmental stewardship and ongoing efforts to advance produced water recycling and reuse.
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