** S&P 500 Energy Index .SPNY up 0.4%, tracking higher crude prices O/R
** Brent crude futures LCOc1 rise 1.6% to $68.78/barrel, while U.S. Texas Intermediate Crude CLc1 up 1.7% at $66.28/barrel
** Crude prices rebounded from previous session's five-week low as traders focused on U.S. President Donald Trump threatening India with higher tariffs over its Russian crude purchases, and a larger-than-expected U.S. crude draw
** Energy major Chevron CVX.N up 0.8%
** Devon Energy DVN.N, ConocoPhillipsCOP.N, Diamondback Energy FANG.O and Exxon Mobil XOM.N rise between 1.2% and 3.6%; among the top percentage gainers on the energy index
** DVN's push is also helped by its 10-year agreement with LandBridge LB.N, which commences in Q2 2027
** Under the agreement, LB will provide 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) of pore space capacity and DVN will deliver at least 175,000 bpd of produced water
** Oilfield services company Baker Hughes BKR.O up 1% and SLB SLB.N gain 1.2%
** Refiners Phillips 66 PSX.N and HF Sinclair DINO.N both up marginally
(Reporting by Sumit Saha in Bengaluru)
((Sumit.Saha@thomsonreuters.com;))
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