03:46 PM EST, 01/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were mixed late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index decreasing 0.2% and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) adding 0.4%.

The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index shed 0.4%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index fell 0.7%.

Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 0.3% to $65.63 a barrel, and the global benchmark Brent crude contract was fractionally lower at $70.69 a barrel. Henry Hub natural gas futures jumped 11% to $4.35 per 1 million BTU.

In corporate news, Chevron ( CVX ) and Exxon Mobil ( XOM ) on Friday reported better-than-expected Q4 results amid higher oil output, which offset the impact of lower crude prices. Chevron ( CVX ) shares rose 2.9%, and Exxon was up 0.7%.

Gran Tierra Energy ( GTE ) shares fell past 12% after Canaccord Genuity downgraded the stock to hold from buy.

GeoPark ( GPRK ) shares dropped 1.9% after it said late Thursday it has agreed to buy Frontera Petroleum International from Frontera Energy for $375 million in cash and a contingent payment of $25 million upon achievement of milestones.

Teck Resources ( TECK ) acquisition by UK's Anglo American has been cleared by the European Commission, the regulator said Friday. Teck shares were down past 8%.