03:47 PM EDT, 05/08/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were lower late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) each decreasing 0.4%.

The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index rose 1%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index shed 0.7%.

Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 0.6% to $95.41 a barrel, and the global benchmark Brent crude contract was advancing 1% to $101.07 a barrel. Henry Hub natural gas futures decreased 0.7% to $2.75 per 1 million BTU.

In corporate news, Presidio Production ( FTW ) signed definitive purchase and sale agreements to acquire the Canyon Creek assets for about $83 million in its first acquisition as a public company, the company said Friday. Presidio shares rose 4.6%.