09:02 AM EDT, 10/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were advancing premarket Tuesday, with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) up 1.7%.

The United States Oil Fund (USO) was 0.6% lower and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was down 0.5%.

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 0.4% lower at $61.43 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil lost 0.4% to $65.22 per barrel, and natural gas futures were up 0.3% at $3.37 per 1 million British Thermal Units.

Shell (SHEL) is working with the Indonesian government and other stakeholders to restock gasoline at its fuel stations as quickly as possible, Bloomberg reported, citing a company spokesperson. Shell shares were up more than 1% premarket.