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Sector Update: Energy Stocks Advance Premarket Monday

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Energy stocks were advancing premarket Monday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) 1% higher.

The United States Oil Fund (USO) was up 4.4% and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 2.9% lower.

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 2.6% higher at $89.64 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil rose 3.1% to $93.98 per barrel, and natural gas futures were down 3% at $3.19 per 1 million British Thermal Units.

Equinor (EQNR) recommended that the company's corporate assembly elect Jarle Roth as new chair of the board, the company said. Shares of Equinor were up more than 4% pre-bell.

Venture Global (VG) shares were up more than 3% after the company said its Venture Global LNG subsidiary plans to issue $2.25 billion of senior secured notes due 2034 and 2036 in a private offering.

BP (BP) is selling a 5% stake in the Browse liquefied natural gas project in Western Australia to GS Energy, leaving it with a 39.33% interest in the project, news outlets reported. BP stock was up more than 1% premarket.

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