<div id="readability-page-1">09:25 AM EST, 12/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were declining premarket Tuesday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLE ) down 0.7%.The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) was down 1.9% and The United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) was 3.6% lower.Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was down 2% at $55.69 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil lost 1.8% to reach $59.46 per barrel, and natural gas futures were 2.5% lower at $3.91 per 1 million British Thermal Units.TotalEnergies (TTE) stock was down more than 1% after the company said it has completed the sale of a 9.998% indirect interest in Malaysia's SK408 block to PTTEP.Equinor ( EQNR ) shares were down more than 1% after the company said its Equinor Refining Norway unit received a fine of 220 million Norwegian kroner ($21.7 million) and a confiscation claim of 500 million kroner for historical pollution control violations.Chevron's ( CVX ) Chevron Australia subsidiary has awarded Subsea7 a contract covering subsea installation work on the Gorgon Stage 3 project offshore Australia, Subsea7 said. Chevron ( CVX ) shares were 0.8% lower premarket. MT Newswires does not provide investment advice. Unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited.</div>

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Energy stocks are declining premarket Tuesday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF down 0.7%, US Oil Fund down 1.9%, and US Natural Gas Fund down 3.6%. Crude oil and natural gas futures also fell. TotalEnergies and Equinor shares dropped over 1% due to company-specific news, while Chevron shares were 0.8% lower.

Sector Update: Energy Stocks Decline Premarket Tuesday