BUZZ-US oil, gas stocks slide as oil weakens on Mideast deal

Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Halliburton Company
APA Corporation
Chevron Corporation
PBF Energy

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Halliburton Company

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APA Corporation

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** U.S. oil and gas companies slump in premarket trading, tracking weaker crude prices O/R

** Brent crude futures LCOc1 fall 4.6% to $83.31 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate CLc1 down 5.1% to $80.55 by 0816 GMT, hitting their lowest levels since March 10

** Oil prices tumbled more than 3% on Friday

** Exxon Mobil XOM.N, Chevron CVX.N down 2.5% and 2.4%, respectively

** Occidental Petroleum OXY.N, Permian Resources PR.N fall between 3.5% and 3.9%; APA Corp APA.O 4.4% lower

** Oilfield services firms Halliburton HAL.N, SLB SLB.N down 1% each; refiner PBF Energy PBF.N down 3.15%

** European energy stocks .SXEP drop 3.1%