<div id="readability-page-1">02:25 PM EST, 12/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks rose Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index up 0.6% and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) adding 0.8%.The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index was climbing 1.3%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index rose 0.5%.Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was declining 1.2% to $58.18 a barrel, and the global benchmark Brent crude contract was shedding 1% to $61.89 a barrel. Henry Hub natural gas futures fell 5.6% to $4.64 per 1 million BTU.In corporate news, Hess Midstream ( HESM ) shares rose 2% after the firm said Tuesday that it expects 2026 net income of $650 million to $700 million, and also projects relatively flat throughput volumes in oil and gas in 2026, compared with 2025.Shell (SHEL) is in advanced talks to acquire LLOG Exploration Offshore for more than $3 billion to expand in the US Gulf, Reuters reported. Shell shares were down 0.1%.GeoPark's ( GPRK ) talks with Parex Resources on its potential acquisition has been halted by Parex, the Calgary, Alberta-based firm said Tuesday. GeoPark ( GPRK ) shares fell 8%. MT Newswires does not provide investment advice. Unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited.</div>

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能源股在周二下午上涨，纽约证券交易所能源行业指数上涨 0.6%，XLE 上涨 0.8%。油服行业指数上涨 1.3%，而道琼斯美国公用事业指数上涨 0.5%。WTI 原油下跌 1.2%，布伦特原油下跌 1%，天然气期货下跌 5.6%。Hess Midstream 的股票因 2026 年净收入预测上涨 2%。壳牌正在与 LLOG Exploration Offshore 进行价值 30 亿美元的收购谈判。GeoPark 与 Parex Resources 的收购谈判暂停，导致其股价下跌 8%

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