09:23 AM EST, 11/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were advancing pre-bell Monday, with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLE ) 0.1% higher.

The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) was up 0.4% and the United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) was 0.7% lower.

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up 0.1% at $60.13 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil gained 0.1% to $64.48 per barrel. Natural gas futures were 2.3% lower at $4.661 per 1 million British Thermal Units.

Sable Offshore ( SOC ) shares were up more than 0.2%, after closing Friday with a decline of more than 28%. The company, on Friday, disputed what it said were certain inaccuracies in a report by investment firm Hunterbrook regarding its accounts payable, ownership and bonding requirements with ExxonMobil ( XOM ) .

TotalEnergies (TTE) stock was 0.2% higher after the company said it signed a deal with Energeticky a Prumyslovy to acquire a 50% stake in its flexible power generation platform in Italy, the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, and France for an enterprise value of 10.6 billion euros ($12.3 billion).