09:06 AM EDT, 04/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were advancing premarket Monday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) 0.6% higher.

The United States Oil Fund (USO) was up 1.7% and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 4.1% higher.

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 2% higher at $96.28 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil rose 1.8% to $107.24 per barrel, and natural gas futures were up 2.3% at $2.58 per 1 million British Thermal Units.

The UK's Seagreen wind farm, which is 25.5%-owned by TotalEnergies (TTE), has delayed a fixed-price government contract, preferring to sell electricity at higher market rates, Bloomberg reported, citing data it compiled. TotalEnergies shares were 0.7% higher pre-bell.