Brent crude climbed Friday to its highest level since July as traders braced for a conflict, sending US energy stocks to a record. Major energy names are likely to see further big gains, including Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp., Shell Plc, TotalEnergies SE, Repsol SA, BP Plc., Australia’s Woodside Energy Group Ltd., Hong Kong-listed PetroChina and South Korea’s S-Oil Corp.





