Sector Update: Energy Stocks Decline Premarket Friday

09:28 AM EDT, 09/11/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were declining premarket Friday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) 0.6% lower. The United States Oil Fund (USO) was down 3.8% and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 1.2% lower. Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 3.8% lower at $98.57 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil lost 3.4% to reach $103.94 per barrel, and natural gas futures were down 1.2% at $2.80 per 1 million British Thermal Units. Petrobras (PBR) plans to increase diesel prices at its refineries by roughly 1 Brazilian reais ($0.20), though the state-run oil company is waiting for government measures to protect consumers from the move, Reuters reported, citing two company sources. Petrobras shares were down 0.9% pre-bell. Equinor (EQNR) and Shell (SHEL) joint venture Adura's Jackdaw gas field approval is set to be delayed until after the Oct. 8 by-election, The Telegraph reported. Shares of Equinor were down more than 1% premarket. TotalEnergies (TTE) has agreed to acquire Plastic Energy's 35% stake in the Grandpuits advanced plastics recycling plant in France, making it the sole owner of the facility, the company said. TotalEnergies stock was 0.4% lower pre-bell.