09:03 AM EDT, 06/11/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were mostly higher premarket Thursday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLE ) gaining 0.6%.

The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) was up 0.1%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) was 1.5% lower.

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up 0.5% to $90.46 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil rose 0.2% to $93.26 per barrel, and natural gas futures were 1.7% lower at $3.13 per 1 million British Thermal Units.

BP (BP) stock was up more than 2% before market open a day after the company said its Whiting refinery team held a 63rd formal bargaining meeting with the United Steelworkers Local 7-1 committee to discuss a new labor contract.

Energy Fuels ( UUUU ) shares rose 3.2% after the company said it expects finished uranium production at its White Mesa Mill to reach approximately 1.6 million pounds by June 30, which would already be within its full-year guidance range of 1.5 million to 2.5 million pounds of U3O8.

Expro ( XPRO ) shares gained 1.3% pre-bell after the company said it signed a two-year contract with a major operator in the United Arab Emirates to provide testing and flowback services for unconventional wells.