09:25 AM EDT, 08/11/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were declining premarket Tuesday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLE ) 0.2% lower.

The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) was down 0.2% and The United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) was 0.8% higher.

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 0.1% lower at $82.06 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil declined 0.1% to $87.64 per barrel, and natural gas futures were up 0.1% at $2.80 per 1 million British Thermal Units.

Venture Global ( VG ) stock was down more than 4% after the company reported Q2 revenue that missed analysts' expectations.

Flowco ( FLOC ) shares were up more than 2% after the company posted higher Q2 earnings and revenue.

Baker Hughes ( BKR ) has signed a multiyear contract with Kuwait Oil Co. to support technology innovation in the country's upstream energy sector, the company said. Baker Hughes ( BKR ) stock was 0.1% higher premarket.