Energy stocks were steady premarket Monday with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) recently inactive.
The United States Oil Fund (USO) was up 0.9% and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 3.6% higher.
Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up 0.7% at $69.83 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil rose by 0.6% to $73.19 per barrel, and natural gas futures were 4.2% higher at $4.23 per 1 million British Thermal Units.
Equinor (EQNR) shares advanced by 0.5% after the company said the Johan Castberg oil field, which it operates with a 46.3% ownership stake, has started production.
Sempra (SRE) shares were up 0.4% after the company said it is aiming to sell its natural gas distribution business Ecogas Mexico in a bid to simplify its portfolio and direct sale proceeds toward its five-year capital campaign.
GeoPark (GPRK) shares were down 0.1% after the company said it will divest certain assets and implement cost reduction initiatives.
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