Oil stocks fall as crude dips following reports of Saudi offering cargoes via Oman

By Reuters News

** Stocks of U.S. oil companies fall, tracking a dip crude oil prices

** S&P 500 energy index .SPNY down 1.9%

** Brent crude futures fall 1.12% to $107.53/barrel, U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures down 1.91% at $105.83/barrel

** Oil falls on easing supply concerns following reports that Saudi Arabia was offering additional crude cargoes via Oman O/R

** Top oil and gas firms ExxonMobil XOM.N and Chevron CVX.N fall 2.1% and 1.8%, respectively

** ConocoPhillips COP.N, EOG Resources EOG.N, Occidental Petroleum OXY.N and Diamondback Energy FANG.O down between 4.1% and 8%, among the biggest percentage decliners on the energy index

** Oilfield services firm SLB SLB.N slips 1.5%, Halliburton HAL.N down 1.2%

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