09:24 AM EST, 12/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were leaning lower premarket Monday, with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) declining by 0.2%.

The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) was down 1.4% and the United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) was nearly 6% lower.

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was down 1.5% at $59.21 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil lost 1.4% to $62.90 per barrel. Natural gas futures were 6.1% lower at $4.969 per 1 million British Thermal Units.

TotalEnergies (TTE) said its shares have started trading on the New York Stock Exchange, replacing the listing of its American depositary receipts. Shares of TotalEnergies were down more than 1% pre-bell.

Shell (SHEL) could take a 60% stake in PetroSA's Block 2C offshore South Africa under a deal with the South African oil company, Reuters reported, citing a document. Shell stock was 0.5% higher premarket.

Antero Midstream ( AM ) shares were 0.2% higher after the company said it has agreed to acquire HG II Energy Midstream for $1.1 billion in cash from HG Energy II.