** Shares of Australian energy firms .AXEJ rise as much as 2.6%, their highest since April 4
** Set for best weekly gain in nearly 5 months
** Oil prices pulled ahead after China said its door is open for tariff talks with the U.S. O/R
** Both Brent crude futures LCOc1 and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 up 0.6% by 0136 GMT
** Top energy firms Woodside WDS.AX and Santos STO.AX advance 2.5% and 2.8%, respectively
** Energy index down 16.2% YTD vs largely flat benchmark ASX200 .AXJO
(Reporting by Kumar Tanishk in Bengaluru)
((Tanishk.Kumar@thomsonreuters.com; X: @thatstanishk http://www.x.com/thatstanishk;))
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