09:24 AM EDT, 07/28/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were edging higher pre-bell Tuesday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLE ) up 0.1%.

The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) was down 0.8% and the United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) was 1.3% lower.

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 1.6% lower at $81.30 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil fell 1.9% to $86.68 per barrel, and natural gas futures were down 1.5% at $2.73 per 1 million British Thermal Units.

HF Sinclair ( DINO ) stock was up more than 1% after the company reported higher Q2 adjusted earnings and revenue, and raised its quarterly dividend. Separately, HF Sinclair ( DINO ) said it plans to separate its Lubricants and Specialties segment into an independent publicly traded company.

Expro ( XPRO ) shares were up more than 3% after the company increased its 2026 revenue outlook.

TotalEnergies (TTE) and Eni (E) reached a final investment decision to develop the Cronos gas field offshore Cyprus, marking the country's first gas development project. TotalEnergies stock was 0.5% higher premarket.