DAILY OIL PRICE: August 18, 2026
Crude Oil: 84.94 (+0.44). Nymex MTD AVG: 81.0550. Natural Gas: 2.776 (+0.086). Gasoline: 3.3017 (+0.0316). Spreads: September/October (+0.88) October/November (+1.34). Plains WTI Posting: 81.42 (+0.44).
Crude Oil: 84.94 (+0.44). Nymex MTD AVG: 81.0550. Natural Gas: 2.776 (+0.086). Gasoline: 3.3017 (+0.0316). Spreads: September/October (+0.88) October/November (+1.34). Plains WTI Posting: 81.42 (+0.44).
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AMARILLO The Odessa Jackalopes defeated Amarillo 3-1 on the road Friday in North American Hockey League action. The Jackalopes took a 2-1 lead in the second period, thanks to goals from Ryan Staples and Andrew Brees. Staples added a second goal in the third period to give the Jac...
schools
A&M Consolidated 41, Killeen Shoemaker 23 AZ Compass Prep, Ariz. 31, Odessa 27 Abbott 63, Avalon 0 Abilene 42, Amarillo Caprock 0 Amarillo 45, Amarillo Tascosa 20 Amarillo Highland Park 38, Vega 26 Angleton 63, Pasadena 0 Anna 16, Frisco 14 Aquilla 60, May 12 Argyle 56, Eagle Mou...
schools
The Odessa High football team came up short in its final nondistrict game as the Bronchos were dealt a 31-27 loss to Arizona Compass Prep Friday at Ratliff Stadium. Playing on a rain-drenched field for most of the game, the Bronchos fell to 2-3. Compass Prep improved to 2-2. It w...
government
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — President Donald Trump rallied supporters in deep red Alabama Friday, returning to the place where he drew his first mega crowd, but a state that is hardly considered a top midterm battleground. With just weeks to go before elections that will determine contro...
schools
SAN ANGELO The Permian volleyball team lost in four sets to San Angelo Central in a District 2-6A game Friday on the road. The Lady Cats won by scores of 22-25, 25-23, 25-13, 25-8. Permian fell to 21-7 overall, 1-2 in District 2-6A. The Lady Panthers will next face Midland High a...
business
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s governor signed a bill Friday to increase the ceiling on state tax incentives in an effort to secure a $15 billion steel plant project announced at the White House earlier in the week. The bill clears the way for Mesabi Metallics, the Minnesota comp...
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A woman who says she was gang-raped at a Cornell University fraternity told the school's investigators last year that she “felt like bait” as the attackers were “like lions around me,” according to records from the school’s disciplinary investigation. The documents, reviewed Frid...
schools
The Compass Academy volleyball team will face Stanton in an 11 a.m. District 3-3A game Saturday at home. The Lady Cougars come in at 29-4 overall, 3-0 in District 3-3A. Compass Academy is coming off a 3-0 win over Coahoma Tuesday at home. The post HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Compass ...
safety
PRESIDIO COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - One person died following a car crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck in Presidio County. According to the Presidio County Sheriff’s Office, deputies from Marfa and Presidio responded to the crash on US 67 near the Elephant Rock landmark....
business
By REBECCA SANTANA The Associated Press WASHINGTON A federal court in Texas on Friday issued a ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state’s Big Bend region. The news marks a major win for landowners, ...
schools
Federal authorities investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students have charged a store clerk and his son with selling an illegal kratom product, prosecutors announced Friday. A drug task force in Mississippi had previously urged people to avoid kratom, an her...
