<div id="readability-page-1">09:22 AM EDT, 05/19/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were advancing premarket Tuesday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLE ) 0.4% higher.The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) was up 1.5% and the United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) was 0.8% higher.Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 0.7% lower at $107.95 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil fell 1.5% to $110.40 per barrel, and natural gas futures were up 0.6% at $3.04 per 1 million British Thermal Units.Equinor ( EQNR ) shares were up more than 2% after the company said it signed a 5-year agreement with Dutch energy provider Eneco to supply natural gas from the Norwegian continental shelf.BP (BP) maintained the lockout at its Whiting refinery in Indiana after failing to reach a deal with the United Steelworkers, or USW, Local 7-1, the company said. BP stock was 0.4% higher pre-bell.Kinetik Holdings ( KNTK ) shares were up more than 1% after the company said it has reached a final investment decision and will proceed with the Kings Landing II natural gas processing plant at its existing Kings Landing complex in New Mexico, which is estimated to cost about $260 million. MT Newswires does not provide investment advice. Unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited.</div>

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Energy stocks advanced premarket Tuesday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF up 0.4%. The United States Oil Fund rose 1.5%, while natural gas futures increased by 0.6%. Equinor shares gained over 2% after signing a 5-year gas supply agreement. BP's stock was up 0.4% despite a lockout at its Indiana refinery. Kinetik Holdings shares rose over 1% after announcing a $260 million investment in a new gas processing plant in New Mexico.

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Occidental Petroleum

SPDR Energy Select

iShares US Oil Equip & Svcs

SPDR O&G Ex & Prd

VanEck Oil Refiners ETF

iShares US Oil & Gas Expl & Prod

SPDR O&G Equip

Us Natural Gas

VG Energy

First Trust North American Energy Infra Fd

Pro Ultr Bloomberg Crude Oil

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Us Brent Oil

ISHRS S&P Glb Engy

VanEck Oil Services ETF

United States Oil Fund LP

Equinor ASA

Sector Update: Energy Stocks Advance Premarket Tuesday