08:54 AM EDT, 03/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were edging higher premarket Tuesday with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) recently advancing by 0.6%.

The United States Oil Fund (USO) was up 1.3% and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 1.1% higher.

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up 1.3% at $68.44 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil gained 1.3% to $71.97 per barrel, and natural gas futures were 0.8% higher at $4.05 per 1 million British Thermal Units.

Flowco Holdings ( FLOC ) shares advanced by over 2% after the company reported an increase in Q4 net revenue.