Energy stocks were falling this afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index dropping 1.1% while the SPDR Energy Select Sector ETF (XLE) was down 1.0%. The Philadelphia Oil-Service Sector index was retreating 1.8% and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index was sliding 2.0%. West Texas Intermediate crude oil was ahead $1.38 to $106.74 per barrel while Henry Hub natural gas futures were $0.39 higher at $7.28 per 1 million BTU. In company news, Liberty Energy (LBRT) fell 6% after Friday pricing a secondary offering of 14.5 million class A common shares previously owned by a Schlumberger (SLB) subsidiary.