09:10 AM EST, 11/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were edging higher pre-bell Thursday, with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) advancing by 0.2%.

The United States Oil Fund (USO) was up nearly 1% and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 0.1% higher.

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up 0.9% at $59.04 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil gained 0.9% to $63.28 per barrel, and natural gas futures were 0.2% higher at $4.54 per 1 million British Thermal Units.

TotalEnergies (TTE) is contemplating selling some renewable energy assets in Asia in a bid to pare debt, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares of TotalEnergies were up more than 1% premarket.