09:23 AM EDT, 07/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were edging higher premarket Tuesday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLE ) advancing by 0.1%.

The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) was up 2.3% and the United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) was 0.8% higher.

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 2.2% higher at $85.05 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil rose 1.9% to $90.92 per barrel, and natural gas futures were up 0.2% at $2.87 per 1 million British Thermal Units.

Halliburton ( HAL ) reported flat Q2 adjusted earnings year on year, while revenue increased. Shares of Halliburton ( HAL ) were down more than 3% pre-bell.

Icahn Enterprises ( IEP ) has struck a deal to sell auto-service chain Pep Boys to private-equity-owned Mavis Tire Express Services for about $700 million in cash, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. Icahn Enterprises ( IEP ) shares were up 0.1% premarket.

Chevron ( CVX ) halted output at its Petronius site and evacuated all workers to land ahead of Tropical Storm Bertha, the company said. Chevron ( CVX ) stock was marginally higher premarket.