03:52 PM EDT, 06/18/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were lower late Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index falling 1.6% and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) dropping 1.7%.

The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index shed 3.3%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index added 0.2%.

Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 0.1% to $76.86 a barrel, and the global benchmark Brent crude contract added 0.1% to $79.62 a barrel. Henry Hub natural gas futures gained 2.5% to $3.22 per 1 million BTU.

US natural gas stocks rose 73 billion cubic feet in the week ended June 12, below the 76 billion rise expected in a Bloomberg survey, and following an increase of 108 billion cubic feet in the previous week.

In corporate news, New Fortress Energy ( NFE ) shares fell 13%. The firm said Thursday the UK restructuring plan between its subsidiaries and some creditors was approved at a hearing in the High Court of Justice of England and Wales.

Energy Fuels ( UUUU ) shares jumped more than 6% after the company said Thursday it obtained a conditional $725 million senior-secured debt commitment from the US Office of Strategic Capital.

Energy Transfer ( ET ) said it is expanding its Nederland, Texas NGL export terminal, adding 240,000 bpd of ethane capacity and 55,000 bpd of LPG capacity, with all ethane volumes committed under long-term contracts into the 2040s. Its shares were fractionally lower.

Double Eagle Energy said Thursday that it has no interest in a publicly proposed arrangement that would see principal John Sellers serve as chairman of Fermi Inc. ( FRMI ) , operating as Fermi America. Fermi shares climbed past 6%.