Energy stocks were leaning lower premarket Monday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) slightly declining.

The United States Oil Fund (USO) was up 0.4% and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 0.9% lower.

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 0.3% higher at $82.70 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil rose 0.6% to $88.62 per barrel, and natural gas futures were down 0.8% at $2.89 per 1 million British Thermal Units.

BP (BP) agreed to sell its BP Retail Austria unit, which houses its mobility, convenience, and electric vehicle charging businesses in the country, to Volenergy. Shares of BP were 0.4% lower pre-bell.