US energy stocks climb as oil prices rally on supply fears

Diamondback Energy

15/09/2026 16:47

** S&P 500 Energy index .SPNY gains 1.9%, tracking rising oil prices O/R
** Crude prices rise after a report says oil loadings at Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port of Yanbu have been suspended and Libya has halted operations at three oil fields, raising concerns about prolonged supply disruptions
** Brent crude futures LCOc1 up 2.2% at $107.98/barrel; U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 jumps 3.1% to $104.50/barrel
** Energy majors: ExxonMobil XOM.N and Chevron CVX.N up 2.6% and 2%, respectively
** APA Corp APA.O, Devon Energy DVN.N, EOG Resources EOG.N and Diamondback Energy FANG.O up between 2.8% and 4.3%; among the top percentage gainers on the energy index
** Refiners: Phillips 66 PSX.N up 2.4%, Marathon Petroleum MPC.N rises 2.6%; Valero Energy VLO.N gains ~2%

(Reporting by Sumit Saha in Bengaluru)
((Sumit.Saha@thomsonreuters.com;))