** S&P 500 energy index .SPNY falls 8.68% as oil prices
slide after supply concerns driven by Middle East tensions eased
** Brent crude LCOc1 down 2.42% at $84.75/bbl and U.S.
West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 down 2.61% at $80.32/bbl
O/R
** Oil majors Exxon Mobil XOM.N and Chevron CVX.N fall
1.63% and 1.13%, respectively
** Valero Energy VLO.N , Marathon Oil MRO.N ,
ConocoPhillips COP.N and Marathon Petroleum MPC.N fall
1.90%-3.72%; among top losers on the energy index
** Oil and gas producers Hess HES.N , Callon Petroleum
CPE.N and Occidental Petroleum OXY.N down between 1% and
4.5%
** Oilfield services companies SLB SLB.N and Halliburton
HAL.N down 1.16% and 0.54%, respectively
** Oil and gas refiners PBF Energy PBF.N and Phillips 66
PSX.N fall 4.89% and 1.58%, respectively
(Reporting by Kabir Dweit)
((Kabir.Dweit@thomsonreuters.com))