** S&P 500 Energy index .SPNY down 2.2%, tracking falling crude prices O/R
** Brent crude futures LCOc1 down 0.4% at $61.51/barrel, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLC1 falls 0.6% to $58/barrel
** Crude prices fall as market weighs expectations of ample global supply this year against uncertainty around Venezuelan crude supplies after the U.S. capture of the country's leader
** Oil majors Exxon XOM.N and Chevron CVX.N down ~2% and 4.2% respectively
** ConocoPhillips COP.N falls 1.2%, Diamondback Energy FANG.O down 2%, and APA Corp APA.O slips 2.1%
** Oilfield services companies Halliburton HAL.N down 3.3% and ProPetro Holding PUMP.N falls 4%
** Refiners PBF Energy PBF.N and Marathon Petroleum MPC.N down 3.1% and 1.6% respectively
(Reporting by Pranav Mathur in Bengaluru)
((Pranav.Mathur@thomsonreuters.com))
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