09:05 AM EDT, 08/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were declining pre-bell Thursday, with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) down 0.2%.

The United States Oil Fund (USO) was 0.6% higher and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was down 0.8%.

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 0.6% higher at $63.02 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil gained 0.5% to $65.95 per barrel, and natural gas futures were down 1.1% at $2.80 per 1 million British Thermal Units.

Golar LNG (GLNG) shares were up more than 2% after the company reported higher Q2 operating revenue.