US energy sector rises on tighter supply outlook

** S&P 500 Energy Sector SPN rises 0.5%, tracking crude prices

** Brent crude BRN1! up 1.4% at $87.25/bbl and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CL1! up 1.2% at $82.29/bbl, as investors anticipated tighter supplies given the OPEC+ producer alliance is widely expected to stay the course on its current production cuts

** Energy majors Exxon Mobil XOM and Chevron CVX both up about 0.4%

** Shares of Phillips 66 PSX, Marathon Oil MRO, EQT Corp EQT, APA Corp APA and Halliburton HAL, among the top pct. gainers on the energy index, rise between 1% and 1.7%