<div id="readability-page-1">04:04 PM EDT, 05/05/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were rising late Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index adding 0.6% and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) up 0.2%.The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index was decreasing 0.5%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index was up 0.1%.Crude oil futures slumped after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the ceasefire agreement with Iran remains in force. Hegseth, speaking at a Tuesday morning press conference, said the Iran ceasefire remains in effect while promising to continue to press ahead with opening the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint for about a fifth of global crude oil flows.Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil declined 3.5% to $102.69 a barrel, and the global benchmark Brent crude contract dropped 3.8% to $110.11 a barrel. Henry Hub natural gas futures fell 3.5% to $2.77 per 1 million BTU.In corporate news, Shell (SHEL) and Ineos Energy have agreed to jointly invest in oil and gas exploration and development opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico, Ineos Energy said. Shell shares rose 0.5%.Diamondback Energy ( FANG ) said operators may add 20 to 30 oil rigs in the US Permian Basin this year as elevated crude prices and supply disruptions tied to the Middle East conflict support higher activity. Diamondback shares were down 3.2%.GE Vernova ( GEV ) and Blue Energy are planning to develop a 2.5 gigawatt power facility in Texas that will combine nuclear and natural gas, the companies said Tuesday. GE Vernova ( GEV ) shares added 2%.Enlight Renewable Energy ( ENLT ) shares climbed 2.8% after it reported higher-than-expected Q1 earnings and revenue. MT Newswires does not provide investment advice. Unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited.</div>

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能源股在週二晚間上漲，紐約證券交易所能源行業指數上漲了 0.6%。然而，在國防部長皮特·赫格塞斯確認伊朗停火仍然有效後，原油期貨大幅下跌。殼牌和 Ineos Energy 宣佈在墨西哥灣進行聯合投資，而 Diamondback Energy 則表示可能在二疊紀盆地增加鑽井平台。GE Vernova 和 Blue Energy 計劃在德克薩斯州建設一座新的發電設施，Enlight Renewable Energy 報告的第一季度業績好於預期，推動其股價上漲 2.8%

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