U.S. energy stocks rose in premarket trading after international oil prices
climbed: Halliburton (HAL.N) +2.0%, Valero Energy (VLO.N) +2.4%, Occidental
Petroleum (OXY.N) +1.6%, Chevron (CVX.N) +1.6%, Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) +1.4%,
Marathon Oil (MRO.N) +1.2%.