09:04 AM EDT, 07/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were rising premarket Friday with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) advancing by 0.2% recently.

The United States Oil Fund (USO) was 0.3% higher and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was down 0.1%.

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 0.4% higher at $66.31 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil gained 0.4% to $69.44 per barrel, and natural gas futures were 0.3% higher at $3.10 per 1 million British Thermal Units.

Phillips 66 (PSX) shares were more than 2% higher after the company reported that it swung to Q2 adjusted earnings.