<div id="readability-page-1">09:24 AM EST, 12/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were edging higher premarket Friday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLE ) advancing by 0.2%.The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) was down 0.6% and The United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) was 2.2% lower.Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was down 0.3% at $57.44 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil lost 0.2% to reach $61.14 per barrel, and natural gas futures were 2.7% lower at $4.12 per 1 million British Thermal Units.ProPetro Holding ( PUMP ) stock was up more than 1% after the company said its PROPWR division has executed a contract to offer turnkey power for the development and installation of distributed microgrids throughout the Permian Basin's New Mexico portion with a Coterra Energy (CTRA) unit.TechnipFMC ( FTI ) shares were up more than 1% after the company said it has been awarded a &#34;significant&#34; contract for Subsea 2.0 production systems for Chevron's ( CVX ) Gorgon Stage 3 project.Shell (SHEL), together with partners QatarEnergy and Namibia's national oil company Namcor, is preparing to launch a new drilling campaign in the PEL 39 exploration block offshore Namibia, Shell's country chief Eduardo Rodriguez said in a LinkedIn post. Shell shares were 0.7% lower pre-bell. MT Newswires does not provide investment advice. Unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited.</div>

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Energy stocks edged higher premarket Friday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF up 0.2%. US Oil Fund fell 0.6%, and US Natural Gas Fund dropped 2.2%. Crude oil and natural gas futures also declined. ProPetro Holding and TechnipFMC stocks rose over 1% due to new contracts. Shell prepares a new drilling campaign in Namibia, but its shares fell 0.7% pre-bell.

Sector Update: Energy Stocks Edge Higher Premarket Friday