In this article, we are going to discuss energy stocks that are gaining this week.
After significantly lagging the overall S&P 500 in 2025, the S&P Energy index posted gains of around 6.8% between January 7 and January 14, driven primarily by a surge in global crude oil prices.
After slipping to a nearly four-year low of almost $56 last week, WTI crude oil futures witnessed a strong rebound as the supply disruption fears from Iran overshadowed the prospect of increased output from Venezuela. However, the concerns have since subsided after President Trump softened his earlier stance of military action in Iran, saying that he had been assured that there was currently no plan for large-scale executions in the Middle Eastern country. Still, the tensions between Washington and Tehran remain high.
Meanwhile, uranium futures rose to over $84 per pound, testing their highest levels since July 2025, amid signs of strong energy demand from data centers and fresh buying by physical funds. The Sprott Physical Uranium Trust, the largest holder of physical uranium in the world, kicked off the new year with the acquisition of 100,000 lbs of the nuclear fuel, bringing its total holdings to over 75.4 million pounds.
Our Methodology
To collect data for this article, we used several stock screeners to identify energy stocks that surged the most between January 7 and January 14, 2026. The following are the Energy Stocks that Gained the Most This Week. The stocks are ranked according to their share price surge during this period.
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10. Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ:RUN)
Share Price Gains Between Jan. 7 – Jan. 14: 6.11%
Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ:RUN) is America’s leading provider of clean energy as a subscription service, offering residential solar and energy storage with no upfront costs.
Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ:RUN) received a boost on January 6 when it announced it had closed a joint venture agreement with HA Sustainable Infrastructure to finance distributed energy assets across the United States. Under the agreement, HASI will invest up to $500 million into the JV over a period of 18 months, with aims to finance over 300 MW of capacity across over 40,000 home power plants in the country. The structured equity investment will allow HASI to monetize part of the long-term customer cash flows generated by the underlying assets, while Sunrun will be able to retain significant long-term ownership and enjoy greater flexibility with its senior project debt.
Danny Abajian, CFO of Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ:RUN), stated:
“This innovative financing structure with HASI is a first-of-a-kind for residential storage and solar financing. We appreciate the collaboration with the HASI team and continued innovation to unlock additional value for both companies along with our customers across the country. This partnership provides for an efficient capital structure, which we anticipate will allow aggregate proceeds that are equal to or better than Sunrun’s traditional financing arrangements. This structure is consistent with our strategy to utilize various structures and a diverse set of capital providers to finance our growth.”
Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ:RUN) posted gains of almost 99% last year, putting it among the 11 Best Performing Energy Stocks in 2025.
9. Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR)
Share Price Gains Between Jan. 7 – Jan. 14: 14.61%
Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) is a global independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) received significant investor attention after the company reported on January 7 that it had successfully drilled the Hai Su Vang-2X (HSV-2X) appraisal well offshore Vietnam, confirming a major oil discovery in the Cuu Long Basin. The well encountered 332 feet of net oil pay in the deeper primary reservoir and 97 feet of net oil pay in the shallow reservoir. During flow testing, the primary reservoir achieved a production rate of 6,000 barrels of oil per day, allowing Murphy to increase the midpoint of recoverable resources for the primary reservoir towards the high end of the previous range of 170 to 430 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe), while the high end now exceeds 430 mmboe. The company now plans to continue its appraisal campaign with two additional wells to further refine the range of recoverable resources for both reservoirs.
Eric Hambly, President and CEO of Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR), commented:
“This is a pivotal moment for our Vietnam business. The success of HSV-2X not only reinforces the commerciality of the Hai Su Vang field but also sets the stage for a robust development program. We are proud of our team’s execution and remain committed to working closely with our partners and the Vietnamese Government to unlock the full potential of this asset.”
Following the ‘successful’ Hai Su Vang appraisal in Vietnam, Roth Capital analyst Leo Mariani reiterated the firm’s ‘Neutral’ rating on Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) on January 7, while assigning the stock a price target of $25. On the same day, Barclays also raised its price target on MUR from $26 to $29, while maintaining an ‘Underweight’ rating on the shares.
