09:08 AM EDT, 05/13/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were declining premarket Wednesday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) 0.4% lower.

The United States Oil Fund (USO) was down 0.5% and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 2.7% higher.

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 0.3% higher at $102.52 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil rose 0.1% to $107.86 per barrel, and natural gas futures were up 2.2% at $2.90 per 1 million British Thermal Units.

FLEX LNG (FLNG) shares were 0.9% higher after the company raised its 2026 revenue guidance.